The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is a mid-range graphics card launched on October 28, 2020. This Navi II GPU is based on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture and utilizes the Navi 21 XL graphics processor variant. It is also built on the 7 nm process, has a die size of 520 mm², and 26 billion transistors.
Moreover, the RX 6800 has 3840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, 96 ROPs, and 60 raytracing acceleration cores. Its base operating frequency is 1700 MHz which can be boosted up to 2105 MHz. The RX 6800 also has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory connected using a 256-bit memory interface running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).
In terms of its board design, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 draws 250 W of power from a 2x 8-pin power connector and has a PSU requirement of 600 W. It has a width of 120 mm(dual-slot), length of 267 mm, and height of 40 mm. Its display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C. The RX 6800 is excellent for 1080p, great for 1440p, and good for 4K gaming.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Specs
General
| Manufacturer: AMD |
| Generation: Navi II |
| Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Release Date: Oct. 28, 2020 |
| MSRP: $579.00 |
| Current Price: $380.54 (April 29, 2024) |
Graphics Processor
| Architecture: RDNA 2 |
| GPU: Navi 21 XL |
| Foundry: TSMC | Process: 7 nm |
| Transistors: 26 billion |
| Die Size: 520 mm² |
Memory
| Memory Type: GDDR6 |
| Memory Size: 16 GB |
| Memory Bus: 256 bit | Bandwidth: 512 GB/s |
| Memory Speed: 16 Gbps |
Clock Speeds
| Base Clock: 1700 MHz |
| Boost Clock: 2000 MHz |
| Memory Clock: 2105 MHz |
Rendering Configuration
| Shading Units: 3840 |
| TMUs: 240 |
| ROPs: 96 |
| Compute Units: 60 |
| AI Accelerators: None |
| RT Cores: 60 |
Board Design
| Width: 120 mm (dual-slot) |
| Length: 267 mm |
| Height: 40 mm |
| TBP: 250 W |
| Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin |
| PSU Requirement: 600 W |
| Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C W |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Performance Rankings
This radar chart contains the AMD Radeon RX 6800 performance rankings compared to the GPUs ranked above (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070) and below (AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT) it in several prominent computing workloads (Higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 6800 FPS Benchmarks
Performance rating
Average 55%
Here are the AMD Radeon RX 6800 FPS benchmarks compared to other closely ranked GPUs.
RX 6800 Average 1080p FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6800: 128
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070: 142
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT: 126
RX 6800 Average 1440p FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6800: 92
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070: 101
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT: 90
RX 6800 Average 4K FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6800: 53
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070: 57
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT: 50
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Price
MSRP: $579.00Cost per frame: $4.14
Excellent value 92%
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