GeForce 6800 XT vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 and GeForce 6800 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.48
+1613%

RX Vega 11 outperforms 6800 XT by a whopping 1613% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6071310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.73no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRavenNV42
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)30 September 2005 (19 years ago)

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 cores704no data
Core clock speed300 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million202 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate55.045.400
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs4412

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).

InterfaceIGPAGP 8x
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 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 ConnectorsMotherboard Dependent1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)3.0
OpenGL4.62.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL2.1N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A

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 Vega 11 5.48
+1613%
6800 XT 0.32

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 Vega 11 2111
+1616%
6800 XT 123

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 HD26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
1440p6-0−1
4K90−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+1680%
5−6
−1680%
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Metro Exodus 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Metro Exodus 12 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

This is how RX Vega 11 and 6800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 2500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.48 0.32
Recency 10 May 2018 30 September 2005
Chip lithography 14 nm 110 nm

RX Vega 11 has a 1612.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 XT in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
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