AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6800 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
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 22% higher core clock speed: 1700 MHz vs 1395 MHz
- Around 24% higher boost clock speed: 2105 MHz vs 1695 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 350 Watt
- Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
- Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 383.037 vs 209.424
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3373 vs 3354
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3373 vs 3354
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 28 Oct 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz vs 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2105 MHz vs 1695 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 8 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 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) | 383.037 vs 209.424 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3719 vs 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3373 vs 3354 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3719 vs 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3373 vs 3354 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 556.0 GTexel/s vs 505.2 GTexel/s
- 2.7x more pipelines: 10496 vs 3840
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26668 vs 22131
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1060 vs 988
- Around 48% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 191142 vs 129479
- Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 690.619 vs 432.118
- Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 62.614 vs 41.585
- Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2441.384 vs 2280.457
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 16162
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 16162
- Around 61% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 5118 vs 3188
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 556.0 GTexel/s vs 505.2 GTexel/s |
| Pipelines | 10496 vs 3840 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB vs 16 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 26668 vs 22131 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1060 vs 988 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 191142 vs 129479 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 690.619 vs 432.118 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 62.614 vs 41.585 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2441.384 vs 2280.457 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 33398 vs 16162 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 33398 vs 16162 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 5118 vs 3188 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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| Name | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 22131 | 26668 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 988 | 1060 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 129479 | 191142 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 432.118 | 690.619 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 41.585 | 62.614 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 383.037 | 209.424 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2280.457 | 2441.384 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 16162 | 33398 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3719 | 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3373 | 3354 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 16162 | 33398 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3719 | 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3373 | 3354 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 3188 | 5118 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 7585.258 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
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| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Code name | Navi 21 | GA102 |
| Launch date | 28 Oct 2020 | 1 Sep 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $579 | $1499 |
| Place in performance rating | 84 | 46 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
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| Boost clock speed | 2105 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Compute units | 60 | |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 1010 GFLOPS (1:16) | 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 32.33 TFLOPS (2:1) | 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 16.17 TFLOPS | 35.58 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 3840 | 10496 |
| Pixel fill rate | 202.1 GPixel/s | 189.8 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 505.2 GTexel/s | 556.0 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Transistor count | 26800 million | 28300 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Height | 40 mm (1.6 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) | 600 Watt | 750 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Width | 120 mm (4.7 inches) | Triple-slot |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
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| 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 |
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