AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
41.6Rasterization73.5
30.5Ray Tracing68.5
56.8Memoryspec-based74.6
77.7Efficiencyspec-based55.2
53.2Compute86.3
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 680012 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 48.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+38) and compute (+33). AMD Radeon RX 6800 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
- 44% lower TDP: 250 W vs 450 W
- Lower launch price: $579 vs $1,599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 42
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 31
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 53
- 327% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 3,840
- 239% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 10,100 vs 2,977
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 250 W+44% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840 | 16,384+327% |
| RT cores | 60 | 128+113% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 512 |
| Base clock | 1,815 MHz | 2,235 MHz+23% |
| Boost clock | 2,105 MHz | 2,520 MHz+20% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+97% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 16,340Top 34% | 36,000+120%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,977Bottom 35% | 10,100+239%Top 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 22,052Top 33% | 38,500+75%Top 3% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 225 fpsTop 4% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 180 fpsTop 4% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 112 fpsTop 4% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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