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

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon RX 6800  vs  Radeon RX 5900 XT.

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

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon RX 6800  vs  Radeon RX 5900 XT in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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 cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs Radeon RX 5900 XT.

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
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs Radeon RX 5900 XT.

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

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 5900 XT is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other 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 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see 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

Passmark

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User rating

4.2 Out of 182 Hitesti Score
4.3 Out of 24 Hitesti Score