AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
47Rasterization30.1
33.6Ray Tracing—
56.8Memoryspec-based45.7
71.6Efficiencyspec-based81.5
58.4Compute41.3
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 51.2 to 44.8, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+17) and rasterization (+17). 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 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 47 vs 30
- Stronger compute score: 58 vs 41
- 114% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 18,700 vs 8,724
- 100% higher Shading units: 4,608 vs 2,304
- 100% higher RT cores: 72 vs 36
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- 42% lower TDP: 175 W vs 300 W
- Lower launch price: $499 vs $649
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 175 W+42% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,608+100% | 2,304 |
| RT cores | 72+100% | 36 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 288 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+29% | 1,410 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+39% | 1,620 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+14% | 448 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,700+114%Top 29% | 8,724Bottom 33% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,550Bottom 47% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,800+54%Top 23% | 16,053Bottom 45% |
| 1080p Ultra | 150 fpsTop 39% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 110 fpsTop 39% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 59 fpsTop 41% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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