GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6800S

Place in the ranking	104	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.63
Power efficiency	27.66	15.26
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

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	2048	14592
Core clock speed	1800 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	268.8	1,149
Floating-point processing power	8.602 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	128	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	32	114

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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	No outputs	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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 6800S 40.01

RTX 4090 D 93.83
+135%

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 6800S 15436

RTX 4090 D 36196
+134%

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	118 −129%	270−280 +129%
1440p	79 −128%	180−190 +128%
4K	40 −125%	90−95 +125%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.92
1440p	no data	8.88
4K	no data	17.77

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

141

−113%

300−310
+113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −124%	190−200 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	128 −134%	300−310 +134%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −134%	300−310 +134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 −134%	260−270 +134%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −133%	200−210 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −132%	230−240 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −133%	450−500 +133%
Hitman 3	111 −134%	260−270 +134%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −111%	350−400 +111%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −128%	290−300 +128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −126%	210−220 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −104%	300−310 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −131%	300−310 +131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −124%	190−200 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 −134%	250−260 +134%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −134%	300−310 +134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 −132%	190−200 +132%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −133%	200−210 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −132%	230−240 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −133%	450−500 +133%
Hitman 3	109 −129%	250−260 +129%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −111%	350−400 +111%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −128%	290−300 +128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −126%	210−220 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	199 −126%	450−500 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −129%	190−200 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −131%	300−310 +131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −124%	190−200 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 −133%	210−220 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 −130%	170−180 +130%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −133%	200−210 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −133%	450−500 +133%
Hitman 3	97 −127%	220−230 +127%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −111%	350−400 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 −130%	400−450 +130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 −128%	210−220 +128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 −127%	150−160 +127%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
−126%

210−220

+126%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −134%	180−190 +134%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −130%	140−150 +130%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 −126%	140−150 +126%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −134%	110−120 +134%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −131%	90−95 +131%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −124%	500−550 +124%
Hitman 3	63 −122%	140−150 +122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −130%	200−210 +130%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −127%	170−180 +127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	111 −134%	260−270 +134%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −124%	130−140 +124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 −132%	450−500 +132%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−132%

160−170

+132%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −125%	90−95 +125%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −121%	75−80 +121%
Hitman 3	30−35 −127%	75−80 +127%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −117%	400−450 +117%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −134%	75−80 +134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −132%	130−140 +132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −120%	55−60 +120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−122%

80−85
+122%

This is how RX 6800S and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 129% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 128% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 125% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	40.01	93.83
Recency	4 January 2022	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	425 Watt

RX 6800S has 325% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 134.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

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