AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking1924
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money13.5525.77
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameAmpere GA102Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 September 2020 (3 years old)18 November 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $649
Current price$1198 (0.8x MSRP)$696 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6800 XT has 90% better value for money than RTX 3090.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores104964608
Core clock speed1400 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1700 MHz2250 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate556.0648.0

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length313 mm267 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin2x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed19500 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth936.2 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.5no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 3090
69.23
+6.9%

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800 XT by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3090 26834
+6.9%
RX 6800 XT 25105

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800 XT by 7% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3090 121431
+25.8%
RX 6800 XT 96516

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800 XT by 26% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3090 61569
+18.3%
RX 6800 XT 52046

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800 XT by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3090 47774
RX 6800 XT 49735
+4.1%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3090 by 4% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3090 231656
+20%
RX 6800 XT 193053

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800 XT by 20% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 3090 763636
+51.4%
RX 6800 XT 504438

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800 XT by 51% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD194
−1%
196
+1%
1440p133
−5.3%
140
+5.3%
4K91
−1.1%
92
+1.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 207
+64.3%
120−130
−64.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 138
+38%
100−105
−38%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 113
−39.8%
158
+39.8%
Battlefield 5 172
−11%
191
+11%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 177
+6%
160−170
−6%
Cyberpunk 2077 176
+39.7%
120−130
−39.7%
Far Cry 5 202
+41.3%
143
−41.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 169
+33.1%
127
−33.1%
Forza Horizon 4 175
−4%
180−190
+4%
Hitman 3 199
+0.5%
190−200
−0.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 191
−19.9%
229
+19.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 172
−14.5%
197
+14.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 251
+17.8%
213
−17.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
−31%
169
+31%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 121
+21%
100−105
−21%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
−33.7%
135
+33.7%
Battlefield 5 158
−15.8%
183
+15.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 169
+1.2%
160−170
−1.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 151
+19.8%
120−130
−19.8%
Far Cry 5 194
+39.6%
139
−39.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 162
+30.6%
124
−30.6%
Forza Horizon 4 175
−4%
180−190
+4%
Hitman 3 196
−1%
190−200
+1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 167
−19.2%
199
+19.2%
Metro Exodus 176
+15.8%
152
−15.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 132
+2.3%
129
−2.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 231
+16.1%
199
−16.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 369
+25.5%
294
−25.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 116
−29.3%
150
+29.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90
−31.1%
118
+31.1%
Battlefield 5 146
−19.9%
175
+19.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 134
+6.3%
120−130
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 177
+36.2%
130
−36.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 144
+27.4%
113
−27.4%
Forza Horizon 4 166
−9.6%
180−190
+9.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+12.5%
160
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 105
−6.7%
112
+6.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 149
+27.4%
110−120
−27.4%
Hitman 3 178
+27.1%
140−150
−27.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 141
−19.9%
169
+19.9%
Metro Exodus 115
+21.1%
95
−21.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+10.8%
83
−10.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 168
+13.5%
148
−13.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 82
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−25.6%
98
+25.6%
Battlefield 5 130
−18.5%
154
+18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+38.8%
65−70
−38.8%
Far Cry 5 171
+30.5%
131
−30.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 139
+24.1%
112
−24.1%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+10.1%
140−150
−10.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+8.9%
110−120
−8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
+4.7%
85
−4.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+35.2%
70−75
−35.2%
Hitman 3 119
+50.6%
75−80
−50.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
−27%
113
+27%
Metro Exodus 76
+35.7%
56
−35.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+20.8%
53
−20.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+21.3%
80
−21.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+38.2%
110
−38.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+32.7%
45−50
−32.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
−16.1%
65
+16.1%
Battlefield 5 113
+9.7%
103
−9.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+48.4%
30−35
−48.4%
Far Cry 5 108
+13.7%
95
−13.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 107
+13.8%
94
−13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+38.7%
100−110
−38.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+20.4%
49
−20.4%

This is how RTX 3090 and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6800 XT is 1% faster than RTX 3090

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6800 XT is 5.3% faster than RTX 3090

4K resolution:

  • RX 6800 XT is 1.1% faster than RTX 3090

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3090 is 64.3% faster than the RX 6800 XT.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 39.8% faster than the RTX 3090.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is ahead in 46 tests (68%)
  • RX 6800 XT is ahead in 22 tests (32%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 69.23 64.77
Recency 24 September 2020 18 November 2020
Cost $1499 $649
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Memory bus width 384 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 10496 4608
Memory bandwidth 936.2 512
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 300 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3090 and Radeon RX 6800 XT. The differences in performance seem too small.


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