Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce Go 6800

Place in the ranking	1348	44
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	50.42
Power efficiency	0.43	15.84
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NV41	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2004 (20 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	17	3840
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	505.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	96
TMUs	12	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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.

Go 6800 0.27

RX 6800 55.33
+20393%

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.

Go 6800 106

RX 6800 22113
+20761%

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 HD	0−1	177
1440p	-0−1	100
4K	-0−1	62

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.27
1440p	no data	5.79
4K	no data	9.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1967%	186 +1967%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4400%	135 +4400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1544%	148 +1544%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3000%	93 +3000%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −8200%	415 +8200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2525%	100−110 +2525%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1211%	118 +1211%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2800%	87 +2800%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1633%	104 +1633%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −6720%	341 +6720%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3483%	210−220 +3483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2525%	100−110 +2525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4250%	170−180 +4250%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2225%	270−280 +2225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1367%	130−140 +1367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2700%	84 +2700%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1833%	110−120 +1833%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −5800%	295 +5800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3483%	210−220 +3483%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2200%	69 +2200%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Valorant	4−5 −5400%	220−230 +5400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −371%	30−35 +371%
Dota 2	14−16 −780%	132 +780%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −780%	132 +780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20300%	200−210 +20300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −780%	132 +780%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	70−75
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −100%	14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1500%	32 +1500%
Dota 2	14−16 −580%	102 +580%
Valorant	0−1	120−130

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	124 +0%	124 +0%
Metro Exodus	164 +0%	164 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	154 +0%	154 +0%
Fortnite	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	164 +0%	164 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	159 +0%	159 +0%
Metro Exodus	132 +0%	132 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	128 +0%	128 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	116 +0%	116 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	125 +0%	125 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	125 +0%	125 +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%
Forza Horizon 4	215 +0%	215 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	107 +0%	107 +0%
Metro Exodus	138 +0%	138 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus	55 +0%	55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6800 is 20300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800 is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.27	55.33
Recency	8 November 2004	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	250 Watt

Go 6800 has 455.6% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 20392.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.