GeForce 6800 GS vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon VII and GeForce 6800 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
36.71
+8437%

VII outperforms 6800 GS by a whopping 8437% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1001254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.030.01
Power efficiency9.88no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameVega 20NV41
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (6 years ago)7 November 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Radeon VII has 230200% better value for money than 6800 GS.

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 cores3840no data
Core clock speed1400 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Wattno data
Texture fill rate420.05.100
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPSno data
ROPs648
TMUs24012

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 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length280 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB256 MB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s32 GB/s

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 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.73.0
OpenGL4.62.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL2.1N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A

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.

Radeon VII 36.71
+8437%
6800 GS 0.43

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.

Radeon VII 16401
+8487%
6800 GS 191

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 HD120
+11900%
1−2
−11900%
1440p740−1
4K570−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.83
+4175%
249.00
−4175%
1440p9.45no data
4K12.26no data
  • Radeon VII has 4175% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+11050%
2−3
−11050%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+9000%
1−2
−9000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 136
+13500%
1−2
−13500%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+11050%
2−3
−11050%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Far Cry 5 99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Fortnite 195
+9650%
2−3
−9650%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+16200%
1−2
−16200%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+12100%
1−2
−12100%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 157
+15600%
1−2
−15600%
Valorant 220−230
+11350%
2−3
−11350%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 137
+13600%
1−2
−13600%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+11050%
2−3
−11050%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+9167%
3−4
−9167%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Dota 2 160
+15900%
1−2
−15900%
Far Cry 5 95
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
Fortnite 154
+15300%
1−2
−15300%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+15600%
1−2
−15600%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+12100%
1−2
−12100%
Grand Theft Auto V 111
+11000%
1−2
−11000%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Metro Exodus 88
+8700%
1−2
−8700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 158
+15700%
1−2
−15700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+13800%
1−2
−13800%
Valorant 220−230
+11350%
2−3
−11350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 127
+12600%
1−2
−12600%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Dota 2 147
+14600%
1−2
−14600%
Far Cry 5 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+12900%
1−2
−12900%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
+14200%
1−2
−14200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75 0−1
Valorant 197
+9750%
2−3
−9750%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 114
+11300%
1−2
−11300%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+10200%
1−2
−10200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+9000%
3−4
−9000%
Grand Theft Auto V 43 0−1
Metro Exodus 56 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8650%
2−3
−8650%
Valorant 260−270
+8567%
3−4
−8567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−105
+9900%
1−2
−9900%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 0−1
Far Cry 5 95−100
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+11300%
1−2
−11300%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+10400%
1−2
−10400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 62 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27 0−1
Metro Exodus 37 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54 0−1
Valorant 240−250
+11900%
2−3
−11900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 73 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 78 0−1
Far Cry 5 59 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 77 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 44 0−1

This is how Radeon VII and 6800 GS compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 11900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.71 0.43
Recency 7 February 2019 7 November 2005
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 130 nm

Radeon VII has a 8437.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GS in performance tests.

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