Radeon RX 6800S vs RX Vega 3

Place in the ranking	778	101
Place by popularity	87	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.58	29.30
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Picasso	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 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 cores	192	2048
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1001 MHz	2100 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.01	268.8
Floating-point processing power	0.3844 TFLOPS	8.602 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	12	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 3 2.98

RX 6800S 39.93
+1240%

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 3 1149

RX 6800S 15400
+1240%

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.

RX Vega 3 5441

RX 6800S 82247
+1412%

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 Vega 3 1724

RX 6800S 36101
+1995%

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 Vega 3 1172

RX 6800S 26511
+2163%

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 Vega 3 8536

RX 6800S 163510
+1816%

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	12 −875%	117 +875%
1440p	5−6 −1380%	74 +1380%
4K	3−4 −1300%	42 +1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−2250%

141
+2250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −2033%	128 +2033%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −2460%	120−130 +2460%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 −1250%	80−85 +1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1750%	111 +1750%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1333%	85−90 +1333%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1138%	95−100 +1138%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1106%	190−200 +1106%
Hitman 3	5 −2120%	111 +2120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −655%	160−170 +655%
Metro Exodus	7 −1714%	120−130 +1714%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −1450%	90−95 +1450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1125%	140−150 +1125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −233%	130−140 +233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −10600%	107 +10600%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −2460%	120−130 +2460%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1267%	82 +1267%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1333%	85−90 +1333%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1138%	95−100 +1138%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1106%	190−200 +1106%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1263%	109 +1263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −655%	160−170 +655%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −4133%	120−130 +4133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1229%	90−95 +1229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 −1709%	199 +1709%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −388%	80−85 +388%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −233%	130−140 +233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −8900%	90 +8900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1133%	74 +1133%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1333%	85−90 +1333%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1106%	190−200 +1106%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1113%	97 +1113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 −1744%	160−170 +1744%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −1833%	174 +1833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −2200%	92 +2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −69.2%	66 +69.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−1229%

90−95
+1229%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1440%	75−80 +1440%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1425%	60−65 +1425%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1333%	40−45 +1333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3800%	39 +3800%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
Hitman 3	8−9 −688%	63 +688%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −988%	85−90 +988%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −2800%	55−60 +2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −978%	190−200 +978%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1050%

65−70
+1050%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −3900%	40−45 +3900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1600%	30−35 +1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −3100%	32 +3100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	55−60
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −2400%	25 +2400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−800%

35−40
+800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	111 +0%	111 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	16 +0%	16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

This is how RX Vega 3 and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

RX 6800S is 875% faster in 1080p
RX 6800S is 1380% faster in 1440p
RX 6800S is 1300% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6800S is 10600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800S is ahead in 61 test (86%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.98	39.93
Recency	6 January 2019	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt

RX Vega 3 has 566.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6800S, on the other hand, has a 1239.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.

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