Radeon RX 6800S vs RX 5500 XT

Place in performance ranking	216	98
Place by popularity	67	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.39	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14 XTX	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 December 2019 (4 years ago)	1 June 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$317 (1.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores	1408	2048
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	1975 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	268.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500 XT and Radeon RX 6800S compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.67

RX 6800S 39.95
+68.8%

RX 6800S outperforms RX 5500 XT by 69% based on our aggregated 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%

RX 5500 XT 9159

RX 6800S 15459
+68.8%

RX 6800S outperforms RX 5500 XT by 69% 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%

RX 5500 XT 68429

RX 6800S 82247
+20.2%

RX 6800S outperforms RX 5500 XT by 20% 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%

RX 5500 XT 19499

RX 6800S 36101
+85.1%

RX 6800S outperforms RX 5500 XT by 85% 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%

RX 5500 XT 14305

RX 6800S 26511
+85.3%

RX 6800S outperforms RX 5500 XT by 85% 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%

RX 5500 XT 86609

RX 6800S 163510
+88.8%

RX 6800S outperforms RX 5500 XT by 89% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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 HD	76 −53.9%	117 +53.9%
1440p	42 −81%	76 +81%
4K	24 −66.7%	40 +66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−80.8%

141
+80.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −48.9%	70−75 +48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 −77.8%	128 +77.8%
Battlefield 5	74 −55.4%	110−120 +55.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −75.8%	100−110 +75.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 −82%	111 +82%
Far Cry 5	105 −14.3%	120 +14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	99 +4.2%	95−100 −4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	78 −55.1%	120−130 +55.1%
Hitman 3	101 −95%	197 +95%
Horizon Zero Dawn	81 −6.2%	85−90 +6.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +15.6%	60−65 −15.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 −12.8%	95−100 +12.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	74 −58.1%	117 +58.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −48.9%	70−75 +48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 −84.5%	107 +84.5%
Battlefield 5	71 −62%	110−120 +62%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −75.8%	100−110 +75.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 −82.2%	82 +82.2%
Far Cry 5	96 −16.7%	112 +16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 −3.3%	95−100 +3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	66 −83.3%	120−130 +83.3%
Hitman 3	87 −97.7%	172 +97.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	63 −36.5%	85−90 +36.5%
Metro Exodus	52 −38.5%	70−75 +38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 −64.1%	60−65 +64.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	72 −34.7%	95−100 +34.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 −72.6%	164 +72.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	64 −62.5%	104 +62.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −48.9%	70−75 +48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	49 −83.7%	90 +83.7%
Battlefield 5	68 −69.1%	110−120 +69.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −85%	74 +85%
Far Cry 5	89 −16.9%	104 +16.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 −14.5%	95−100 +14.5%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −116%	120−130 +116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58 −58.6%	92 +58.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	36 −83.3%	66 +83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −83.3%	65−70 +83.3%
Hitman 3	54 −100%	108 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	42 −33.3%	55−60 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	31 −41.9%	40−45 +41.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 −38.6%	60−65 +38.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −72%	40−45 +72%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 −67.6%	62 +67.6%
Battlefield 5	55 −50.9%	80−85 +50.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 −95%	39 +95%
Far Cry 5	60 −21.7%	70−75 +21.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60 −25%	75−80 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −105%	80−85 +105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −107%	55−60 +107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 −84.6%	48 +84.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −100%	35−40 +100%
Hitman 3	30 −83.3%	55 +83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 −182%	30−35 +182%
Metro Exodus	19 −47.4%	27−30 +47.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 −40%	21−24 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −54.8%	45−50 +54.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 −68.4%	32 +68.4%
Battlefield 5	35 −40%	45−50 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 −100%	16 +100%
Far Cry 5	30 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 −35.5%	40−45 +35.5%
Forza Horizon 4	21 −167%	55−60 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 −78.6%	25 +78.6%

This is how RX 5500 XT and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

RX 6800S is 54% faster in 1080p
RX 6800S is 81% faster in 1440p
RX 6800S is 67% faster in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5500 XT is 16% faster than the RX 6800S.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6800S is 182% faster than the RX 5500 XT.

All in all, in popular games: