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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 5970
Launched Q4 2020 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 16384 MB 0 % 2048 MB 87.5 %
Core Clock 2015 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 57.8 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 93.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 W 0 % 294 W 2 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 304 mm 10.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 5970
Overall Score 80395 0 % 24383 69.7 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 21 % 72.4 %
Benchmark Score 64634 0 % 5945 90.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 1012.9 0 % 418.2 58.7 %
Average DirectX performance 195.5 FPS 0 % 23 FPS 88.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 255.3 FPS 0 % 61 FPS 76.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 162.3 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 91.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 263.8 FPS 0 % 16.9 FPS 93.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 100.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 14244 operations/s 0 % 2964.1 operations/s 79.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon HD 5970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 200.0 FPS 45.8 FPS
High settings 360.0 FPS 82.5 FPS
Medium settings 432.0 FPS 99.0 FPS
Low settings 604.8 FPS 138.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 77.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon HD 5970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.3 FPS 39.5 FPS
High settings 245.3 FPS 71.1 FPS
Medium settings 294.4 FPS 85.3 FPS
Low settings 412.1 FPS 119.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 71 %
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