AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
41.6Rasterization22.5
30.5Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based32.4
77.7Efficiencyspec-based76.3
53.2Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 68001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6800 wins this graphics card face-off, 48.8 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+23) and rasterization (+19). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Stronger rasterization score: 42 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 30
- 351% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,340 vs 3,625
- 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 42% lower TDP: 145 W vs 250 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $579
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Maxwell |
| Process | 7 nm+75% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 250 W | 145 W+42% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+131% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 60 | — |
| Base clock | 1,815 MHz+73% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,105 MHz+79% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+300% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+129% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 16,340+351%Top 34% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,977Bottom 35% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 22,052+129%Top 33% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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