GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

Place in the ranking	28	10
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	50.65	8.29
Power efficiency	14.96	11.81
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6800 XT has 511% better value for money than RTX 3090 Ti.

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	4608	10752
Core clock speed	1825 MHz	1560 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz	1860 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	648.0	625.0
Floating-point processing power	20.74 TFLOPS	40 TFLOPS
ROPs	128	112
TMUs	288	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	72	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	336 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	1,008 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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

RX 6800 XT 65.04

RTX 3090 Ti 77.04
+18.5%

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.

RX 6800 XT 25008

RTX 3090 Ti 29622
+18.5%

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.

RX 6800 XT 52046

RTX 3090 Ti 69481
+33.5%

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.

RX 6800 XT 49735

RTX 3090 Ti 53110
+6.8%

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.

RX 6800 XT 193053

RTX 3090 Ti 246319
+27.6%

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.

RX 6800 XT 504438

RTX 3090 Ti 564087
+11.8%

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	203 −8.4%	220 +8.4%
1440p	145 −5.5%	153 +5.5%
4K	100 −8%	108 +8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.20 +184%	9.09 −184%
1440p	4.48 +192%	13.07 −192%
4K	6.49 +185%	18.51 −185%

RX 6800 XT has 184% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6800 XT has 192% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6800 XT has 185% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 −18.3%	180−190 +18.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 −47%	219 +47%
Elden Ring	240−250 −21.8%	300−350 +21.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 −18.3%	180−190 +18.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +47.5%	101 −47.5%
Forza Horizon 4	404 −9.2%	400−450 +9.2%
Metro Exodus	127 −19.7%	150−160 +19.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −16.4%	140−150 +16.4%
Valorant	401 −6%	400−450 +6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 −18.3%	180−190 +18.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +73.3%	86 −73.3%
Dota 2	155 −19.4%	185 +19.4%
Elden Ring	240−250 −27.8%	317 +27.8%
Far Cry 5	58 −134%	136 +134%
Fortnite	250−260 −20.8%	300−350 +20.8%
Forza Horizon 4	355 −24.2%	400−450 +24.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	150 −13.3%	170 +13.3%
Metro Exodus	120 +64.4%	73 −64.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	129 −10.1%	140−150 +10.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	173 −146%	400−450 +146%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 −18.3%	180−190 +18.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +96.1%	76 −96.1%
Dota 2	145 −34.5%	195 +34.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −16%	140−150 +16%
Forza Horizon 4	302 −46%	400−450 +46%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	356 −19.4%	400−450 +19.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	120 −25.8%	151 +25.8%
Elden Ring	160−170 −26.1%	208 +26.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 −25.8%	151 +25.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 −12%	90−95 +12%
World of Tanks	400−450 −16.7%	500−550 +16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −27.4%	100−110 +27.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +61.5%	52 −61.5%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	222 −34.7%	290−300 +34.7%
Metro Exodus	112 −21.4%	130−140 +21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −27.1%	170−180 +27.1%
Valorant	278 −29.5%	350−400 +29.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −26.6%	100−105 +26.6%
Dota 2	134 −35.1%	181 +35.1%
Elden Ring	85−90 −33.3%	116 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 −35.1%	181 +35.1%
Metro Exodus	56 −50%	84 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 −20.8%	60−65 +20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	134 −35.1%	181 +35.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −8.3%	90−95 +8.3%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −26.6%	100−105 +26.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +48.1%	27 −48.1%
Dota 2	122 −50.8%	184 +50.8%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	133 −22.6%	160−170 +22.6%
Valorant	153 −37.3%	210−220 +37.3%

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

RTX 3090 Ti is 8% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti is 6% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti is 8% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 96% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 146% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is ahead in 6 tests (10%)
RTX 3090 Ti is ahead in 44 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 13 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	65.04	77.04
Recency	28 October 2020	27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	450 Watt