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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800 XT
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General information Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 6870
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 % 900 MHz 55.3 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 92.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 W 0 % 151 W 49.7 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 289 mm 15 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 80394 0 % 23950 70.2 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 21 % 72.4 %
Benchmark Score 64632 0 % 5736 91.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 1027.2 0 % 407.4 60.3 %
Average DirectX performance 194.6 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 89.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 255.3 FPS 0 % 52.5 FPS 79.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 162.8 FPS 0 % 14.9 FPS 90.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 260.4 FPS 0 % 16.1 FPS 93.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 99.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 14269.2 operations/s 0 % 1037.9 operations/s 92.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 200.4 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 360.6 FPS 80.7 FPS
Medium settings 432.8 FPS 96.8 FPS
Low settings 605.9 FPS 135.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 77.6 %

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 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.3 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 245.3 FPS 69.8 FPS
Medium settings 294.4 FPS 83.8 FPS
Low settings 412.1 FPS 117.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 71.5 %
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