AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 1395 MHz
  • Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1695 MHz
  • Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 648.0 GTexel/s vs 556.0 GTexel/s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 291.971 vs 247.569
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2700.97 vs 2441.384
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3374 vs 3354
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3374 vs 3354
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 Oct 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed 1825 MHz vs 1395 MHz
Boost clock speed 2250 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Texture fill rate 648.0 GTexel/s vs 556.0 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 291.971 vs 247.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2700.97 vs 2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3374 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3374 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

  • 2.3x more pipelines: 10496 vs 4608
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26815 vs 25118
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1051 vs 1020
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 188320 vs 150058
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 732.196 vs 578.52
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 63.011 vs 52.561
  • Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 16849
  • Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 16849
  • Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19877 vs 19416
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 10496 vs 4608
Maximum memory size 24 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 26815 vs 25118
PassMark - G2D Mark 1051 vs 1020
Geekbench - OpenCL 188320 vs 150058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 732.196 vs 578.52
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 63.011 vs 52.561
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 33398 vs 16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33398 vs 16849
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19877 vs 19416

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
25118
26815
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1020
1051
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
150058
188320
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
578.52
732.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.561
63.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
291.971
247.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2700.97
2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16849
33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3374
3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16849
33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3374
3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
19416
19877
Name AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
PassMark - G3D Mark 25118 26815
PassMark - G2D Mark 1020 1051
Geekbench - OpenCL 150058 188320
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 578.52 732.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 52.561 63.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 291.971 247.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2700.97 2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16849 33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3374 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16849 33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3374 3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19416 19877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7585.258

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 21 GA102
Launch date 28 Oct 2020 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $1499
Place in performance rating 62 40
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2250 MHz 1695 MHz
Compute units 72
Core clock speed 1825 MHz 1395 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 1296 GFLOPS (1:16) 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 41.47 TFLOPS (2:1) 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.74 TFLOPS 35.58 TFLOPS
Pipelines 4608 10496
Pixel fill rate 288.0 GPixel/s 189.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 648.0 GTexel/s 556.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt 350 Watt
Transistor count 26800 million 28300 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 50 mm (2 inches) 138 mm (5.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 313 mm (12.3 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 700 Watt 750 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 120 mm (4.7 inches) Triple-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.2
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Memory bandwidth 512.0 GB/s 936.2 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 384 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6X