AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6800 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1700 MHz vs 1500 MHz
  • Around 22% higher boost clock speed: 2105 MHz vs 1725 MHz
  • Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 505.2 GTexel/s vs 317.4 GTexel/s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 126206 vs 124865
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 41.585 vs 40.794
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 383.037 vs 184.548
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2280.457 vs 1634.218
  • Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 16306 vs 13611
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 Oct 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed 1700 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Boost clock speed 2105 MHz vs 1725 MHz
Texture fill rate 505.2 GTexel/s vs 317.4 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 126206 vs 124865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 41.585 vs 40.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 383.037 vs 184.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2280.457 vs 1634.218
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 16306 vs 13611

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • Around 53% higher pipelines: 5888 vs 3840
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 220 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 999 vs 973
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 452.561 vs 432.118
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 31716 vs 16162
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 13566 vs 3719
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 31930 vs 3373
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 31716 vs 16162
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 13566 vs 3719
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 31930 vs 3373
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 5888 vs 3840
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 22408 vs 22316
PassMark - G2D Mark 999 vs 973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 452.561 vs 432.118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 vs 16162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 vs 3373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 vs 16162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 vs 3373

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
22316
22408
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
973
999
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
126206
124865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
432.118
452.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
41.585
40.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
383.037
184.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280.457
1634.218
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16162
31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3373
31930
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16162
31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3373
31930
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
16306
13611
Name AMD Radeon RX 6800 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
PassMark - G3D Mark 22316 22408
PassMark - G2D Mark 973 999
Geekbench - OpenCL 126206 124865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 432.118 452.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 41.585 40.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 383.037 184.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2280.457 1634.218
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16162 31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3373 31930
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16162 31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3373 31930
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 16306 13611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 21 GA104
Launch date 28 Oct 2020 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $579 $499
Place in performance rating 76 41
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2105 MHz 1725 MHz
Compute units 60
Core clock speed 1700 MHz 1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 1010 GFLOPS (1:16) 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 32.33 TFLOPS (2:1) 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 16.17 TFLOPS 20.31 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3840 5888
Pixel fill rate 202.1 GPixel/s 165.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 505.2 GTexel/s 317.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 Watt 220 Watt
Transistor count 26800 million 17400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 40 mm (1.6 inches) 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 242 mm, 9.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 600 Watt 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 120 mm (4.7 inches) 112 mm, 4.4 inches
Form factor Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.1 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 512.0 GB/s 448.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6