AMD Radeon RX 6800
VS
Radeon RX 5900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800
VS
Radeon RX 5900 XT

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

12
Place in performance rating
not rated
Navi / RDNA2
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
18 November 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
no data
$579
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$1594 (2.8x MSRP)
Price now
$391
17.88
Value for money
no data
Navi 21
GPU code name
Navi 21
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1815 MHz
Core clock speed
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7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
505.2
Texture fill rate
471.9
3840
Pipelines / CUDA cores
4352
2105 MHz
Boost clock speed
1735 MHz
26,800 million
Number of transistors
21,000 million
250 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
267 mm
Length
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2x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
16 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
16000 MHz
Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
512.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
672.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT, the size and number of monitors.

1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+

API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

no data
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_1)
no data
OpenGL
4.6

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX 6800 or Radeon RX 5900 XT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 6800
Radeon RX 5900 XT
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 6800
Radeon RX 5900 XT
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 6800
Radeon RX 5900 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 6800
Radeon RX 5900 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 6800
Radeon RX 5900 XT
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800

78.89% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (16 GB vs 12 GB)

Advantages of Radeon RX 5900 XT

Cheaper ($391 vs $1594 (2.8x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (672.0 GB/s vs 512.0 GB/s)

So, AMD Radeon RX 6800 or Radeon RX 5900 XT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 6800 .

AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus Radeon RX 5900 XT performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Radeon RX 6800
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Radeon RX 5900 XT