AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, 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).

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 2430 MHz vs 2250 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 263 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 22% higher memory clock speed: 2438 MHz, 19.5 Gbps effective vs 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1169 vs 1025
Around 13% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4157 vs 3689
Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 530.303 vs 291.971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Aug 2023 vs 28 Oct 2020
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz vs 2250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	263 Watt vs 300 Watt
Memory clock speed	2438 MHz, 19.5 Gbps effective vs 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1169 vs 1025
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4157 vs 3689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	530.303 vs 291.971

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Around 41% higher core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 1295 MHz
Around 11% higher texture fill rate: 648.0 GTexel/s vs 583.2 GTexel/s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 4608 vs 3840
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25004 vs 24198
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 154220 vs 140136
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 578.52 vs 500.918
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 52.561 vs 43.482
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2700.97 vs 2259.753

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1825 MHz vs 1295 MHz
Texture fill rate	648.0 GTexel/s vs 583.2 GTexel/s
Pipelines	4608 vs 3840
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25004 vs 24198
Geekbench - OpenCL	154220 vs 140136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	578.52 vs 500.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	52.561 vs 43.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2700.97 vs 2259.753

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1169

1025

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

24198

25004

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

140136

154220

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

4157

3689

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

500.918

578.52

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

43.482

52.561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

530.303

291.971

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2259.753

2700.97

Name	AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
PassMark - G2D Mark	1169	1025
PassMark - G3D Mark	24198	25004
Geekbench - OpenCL	140136	154220
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4157	3689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	500.918	578.52
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	43.482	52.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	530.303	291.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2259.753	2700.97
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3374
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3374

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 3.0	RDNA 2.0
Code name	Navi 32	Navi 21
Launch date	25 Aug 2023	28 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	24	71
Launch price (MSRP)		$649
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	2250 MHz
Compute units	60	72
Core clock speed	1295 MHz	1825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Pipelines	3840	4608
Pixel fill rate	233.3 GPixel/s	288.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	583.2 GTexel/s	648.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	263 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	28100 million	26800 million
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance		1296 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance		41.47 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance		20.74 TFLOPS
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Height	50 mm, 2 inches	50 mm (2 inches)
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm, 10.5 inches	267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Width	111 mm, 4.4 inches	120 mm (4.7 inches)
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.2
OpenCL	2.2	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	624.1 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2438 MHz, 19.5 Gbps effective	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6