Radeon RX 6800S vs RX 7900 XT

Place in the ranking	12	101
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	37.26	no data
Power efficiency	17.26	28.08
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 31	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 November 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	5376	2048
Core clock speed	1387 MHz	1800 MHz
Boost clock speed	2394 MHz	2100 MHz
Number of transistors	57,700 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	804.4	268.8
Floating-point processing power	51.48 TFLOPS	8.602 TFLOPS
ROPs	192	64
TMUs	336	128
Ray Tracing Cores	84	32

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	276 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	20 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	800.0 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 7900 XT 75.24
+84.5%

RX 6800S 40.79

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 7900 XT 28925
+84.5%

RX 6800S 15681

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 7900 XT 75896
+110%

RX 6800S 36101

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 7900 XT 142489
+73.2%

RX 6800S 82247

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 7900 XT 63712
+140%

RX 6800S 26511

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 7900 XT 259707
+58.8%

RX 6800S 163510

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 HD	205 +68%	122 −68%
1440p	134 +69.6%	79 −69.6%
4K	88 +120%	40 −120%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.39	no data
1440p	6.71	no data
4K	10.22	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	170−180 +84.4%	96 −84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	237 +68.1%	141 −68.1%
Elden Ring	230 +59.7%	140−150 −59.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +10.4%	100−110 −10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	190 +141%	79 −141%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 +89.3%	56 −89.3%
Forza Horizon 4	580 +135%	247 −135%
Metro Exodus	163 +68%	95−100 −68%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +74.7%	75−80 −74.7%
Valorant	400−450 +62.7%	249 −62.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +10.4%	100−110 −10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	186 +158%	72 −158%
Cyberpunk 2077	95 +132%	41 −132%
Dota 2	181 +43.7%	126 −43.7%
Elden Ring	290−300 +87.3%	157 −87.3%
Far Cry 5	110 +116%	51 −116%
Fortnite	300−350 +71%	170−180 −71%
Forza Horizon 4	492 +147%	199 −147%
Grand Theft Auto V	173 +38.4%	125 −38.4%
Metro Exodus	161 +66%	95−100 −66%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +5.9%	200−210 −5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +74.7%	75−80 −74.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +19.2%	140−150 −19.2%
Valorant	400−450 +262%	112 −262%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +10.4%	100−110 −10.4%
Counter-Strike 2	168 +95.3%	85−90 −95.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	89 +141%	37 −141%
Dota 2	184 +72%	107 −72%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +42.4%	95−100 −42.4%
Forza Horizon 4	424 +144%	174 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +5.9%	200−210 −5.9%
Valorant	400−450 +89.3%	214 −89.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	159 +141%	66 −141%
Elden Ring	200−210 +156%	81 −156%
Grand Theft Auto V	159 +141%	66 −141%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +127%	40−45 −127%
World of Tanks	500−550 +100%	250−260 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +17.6%	70−75 −17.6%
Counter-Strike 2	124 +195%	40−45 −195%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +221%	19 −221%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +21.2%	130−140 −21.2%
Forza Horizon 4	325 +193%	111 −193%
Metro Exodus	141 +60.2%	85−90 −60.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +139%	70−75 −139%
Valorant	300−350 +130%	150 −130%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50 +16.3%	40−45 −16.3%
Dota 2	175 +116%	80−85 −116%
Elden Ring	110−120 +315%	27 −315%
Grand Theft Auto V	175 +116%	80−85 −116%
Metro Exodus	87 +156%	30−35 −156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +57.1%	130−140 −57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +137%	27−30 −137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	175 +116%	80−85 −116%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +89.6%	45−50 −89.6%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +126%	40−45 −126%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +275%	8 −275%
Dota 2	153 +88.9%	80−85 −88.9%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +72.1%	60−65 −72.1%
Fortnite	95−100 +62.7%	55−60 −62.7%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +154%	65−70 −154%
Valorant	200−210 +175%	73 −175%

This is how RX 7900 XT and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XT is 68% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XT is 70% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XT is 120% faster in 4K

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

in Elden Ring, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 315% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7900 XT is ahead in 61 test (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	75.24	40.79
Recency	3 November 2022	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	20 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	100 Watt

RX 7900 XT has a 84.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

RX 6800S, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.