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AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 6800
48.8Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
44.8Inno Score
41.6Rasterization30.1
30.5Ray Tracing—
56.8Memoryspec-based45.7
77.7Efficiencyspec-based81.5
53.2Compute41.3
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 68001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6800 wins this graphics card face-off, 48.8 to 44.8, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+12) and rasterization (+12). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 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 30
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 41
  • 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • 87% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,340 vs 8,724
  • 67% higher Shading units: 3,840 vs 2,304

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

  • 30% lower TDP: 175 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $499 vs $579

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Announced20202018
ArchitectureRDNA 2Turing
Process7 nm+42%12 nm
TDP250 W175 W+30%
Power connector2x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Shading units3,840+67%2,304
RT cores60+67%36
Tensor / AI cores—288
Base clock1,815 MHz+29%1,410 MHz
Boost clock2,105 MHz+30%1,620 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
VRAM16 GB+100%8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth512 GB/s+14%448 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
3DMark Time Spy16,340+87%Top 34%8,724Bottom 33%
3DMark Speed Way2,977Bottom 35%—
PassMark G3D22,052+37%Top 33%16,053Bottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
UpscalingFSR 3DLSS 4 (no FG)

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