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AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

AMD Radeon RX 6800
48.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
82.5Inno Score
41.6Rasterization89.5
30.5Ray Tracing90.4
56.8Memoryspec-based91.2
77.7Efficiencyspec-based39.8
53.2Compute89.4
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 680012 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.5 to 48.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+60) and rasterization (+48). 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

  • 57% lower TDP: 250 W vs 575 W
  • Lower launch price: $579 vs $1,999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

  • Stronger rasterization score: 90 vs 42
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 90 vs 31
  • Stronger compute score: 89 vs 53
  • 467% higher Shading units: 21,760 vs 3,840
  • 377% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 14,200 vs 2,977

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Announced20202025
ArchitectureRDNA 2Blackwell
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP250 W+57%575 W
Power connector2x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Shading units3,84021,760+467%
RT cores60170+183%
Tensor / AI cores—680
Base clock1,815 MHz2,017 MHz+11%
Boost clock2,105 MHz2,407 MHz+14%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
VRAM16 GB32 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR7
Bus width256 bit512 bit+100%
Bandwidth512 GB/s1,792 GB/s+250%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
3DMark Time Spy16,340Top 34%48,500+197%Top 2%
3DMark Speed Way2,977Bottom 35%14,200+377%Top 2%
PassMark G3D22,052Top 33%39,500+79%Top 2%
1080p Ultra—250 fpsTop 2%
1440p Ultra—210 fpsTop 2%
4K Ultra—142 fpsTop 2%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
UpscalingFSR 3DLSS 4

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