Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs RX 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

RX 6800
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
57.53
+536%

RX 6800 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 536% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking42479
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.50no data
Power efficiency15.9141.66
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 21Vega
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$579 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3840512
Core clock speed1700 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2105 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate505.2no data
Floating-point processing power16.17 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no data
Ray Tracing Cores60no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.2-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 6800 57.53
+536%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.04

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6800 55084
+835%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5891

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6800 106236
+374%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6800 45441
+1114%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6800 205274
+658%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6800 531548
+77.7%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 299071

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX 6800 214
+485%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 37

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX 6800 232
+268%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 63

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX 6800 171
+715%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX 6800 319
+663%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 42

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX 6800 140
+287%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 36

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX 6800 123
+732%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 15

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX 6800 212
+1116%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 17

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX 6800 36
+5071%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 1

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX 6800 354
+649%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 47

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD177
+705%
22
−705%
1440p101
+531%
16
−531%
4K63
+530%
10
−530%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.27no data
1440p5.73no data
4K9.19no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 135
+611%
19
−611%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+445%
21−24
−445%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 205
+925%
20
−925%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+554%
27−30
−554%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+474%
18−20
−474%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+721%
14
−721%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+419%
21−24
−419%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+435%
24−27
−435%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+267%
60−65
−267%
Hitman 3 110−120
+687%
15
−687%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+329%
50−55
−329%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+337%
35
−337%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+245%
33
−245%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+542%
36
−542%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+145%
60−65
−145%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+445%
21−24
−445%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 172
+975%
16
−975%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+554%
27−30
−554%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+474%
18−20
−474%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+940%
10
−940%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+419%
21−24
−419%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+435%
24−27
−435%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+267%
60−65
−267%
Hitman 3 110−120
+687%
15
−687%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+329%
50−55
−329%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+512%
25
−512%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+356%
24−27
−356%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 341
+1163%
27
−1163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+380%
24−27
−380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+145%
60−65
−145%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+445%
21−24
−445%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 162
+1057%
14
−1057%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+474%
18−20
−474%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+1000%
9
−1000%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+419%
21−24
−419%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+267%
60−65
−267%
Hitman 3 110−120
+743%
14
−743%
Horizon Zero Dawn 237
+888%
24
−888%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 295
+1183%
23
−1183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+986%
14
−986%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
+633%
12
−633%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+443%
21
−443%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+589%
18−20
−589%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+543%
14−16
−543%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+633%
9−10
−633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
+1209%
11
−1209%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+656%
9−10
−656%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+1380%
5
−1380%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+570%
10−11
−570%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+592%
35−40
−592%
Hitman 3 80−85
+710%
10
−710%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
+830%
20
−830%
Metro Exodus 138
+712%
17
−712%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+1244%
16
−1244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+1113%
8−9
−1113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+288%
59
−288%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+654%
13
−654%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
Hitman 3 70
+1300%
5−6
−1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+489%
35−40
−489%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+1100%
7−8
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+1550%
6−7
−1550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+2375%
4−5
−2375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+660%
5−6
−660%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+700%
10−12
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 127
+1311%
9
−1311%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+1400%
3−4
−1400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+533%
9−10
−533%

This is how RX 6800 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 705% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 531% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 530% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 is 3300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6800 surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.53 9.04
Recency 28 October 2020 7 January 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

RX 6800 has a 536.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.


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