nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $1999 Jan 2025
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
VS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $649 Oct 2020
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 575 W | 300 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2407 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s | 512 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 21760 | 4608 |
| RT Cores | 170 | 72 |
| TMUs | 680 | 288 |
| ROPs | 176 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 423.6 GPixel/s | 288 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1636.8 GTexel/s | 512 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 104.8 GFLOPS | 20.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 96.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 750 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | 92200 Million | 26800 Million |
| Required PSU | 950 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
53022 (+201%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
17608
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
419309 (+202%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
138858
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
624.6 FPS (+136%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
264.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
39505 (+58%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
24994
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (195 benchmarks)
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+124%)
AVG 204 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+258%)
AVG 204 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+336%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+152%)
AVG 174 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+185%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+228%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+118%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+141%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+206%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+70%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+133%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+213%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG The Chinese Room
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+125%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+161%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+217%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
NINJA GAIDEN 4
9.2 2025 • Action, Adventure PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+86%)
AVG 240 FPS
MIN 238 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+150%)
AVG 220 FPS
MIN 201 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+230%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARC Raiders
8 2025 • Action Embark Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+144%)
AVG 220 FPS
MIN 198 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+159%)
AVG 179 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+203%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 195 benchmarks across 60 games
136
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
VS
+136.8%
57
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
192
Wins
136
Avg FPS
116
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
0
Wins
57
Avg FPS
48
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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