Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce 9100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9100 and Radeon RX 6800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 9100
2007
40 Watt
0.20

RX 6800 outperforms 9100 by a whopping 27370% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking139245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.42
Power efficiency0.3615.85
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameC78Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores163840
Core clock speed500 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2105 MHz
Number of transistors210 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate4.000505.2
Floating-point processing power0.0384 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 9100 0.20
RX 6800 54.94
+27370%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 9100 81
RX 6800 22128
+27219%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−1177
1440p-0−1100
4K-0−162

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.27
1440pno data5.79
4Kno data9.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 186
+0%
186
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Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 415
+0%
415
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 164
+0%
164
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+0%
87
+0%
Dota 2 154
+0%
154
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 341
+0%
341
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%
Metro Exodus 132
+0%
132
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 116
+0%
116
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
World of Tanks 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 215
+0%
215
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 138
+0%
138
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
+0%
132
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+0%
132
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 127
+0%
127
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 54.94
Recency 17 April 2007 28 October 2020
Chip lithography 80 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 250 Watt

GeForce 9100 has 525% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 27370% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9100 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9100
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