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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 4870
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 % 750 MHz 62.8 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 3800 MHz 76.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 W 0 % 150 W 50 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 241 mm 29.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 80393 0 % 18794 76.6 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 21 % 72.4 %
Benchmark Score 64631 0 % 3532 94.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 1022.1 0 % 46.1 95.5 %
Average DirectX performance 194.1 FPS 0 % 10.8 FPS 94.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 253.7 FPS 0 % 36 FPS 85.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 161 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 95.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 262.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 99.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 14131.7 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 200.0 FPS 31.9 FPS
High settings 360.0 FPS 57.4 FPS
Medium settings 432.0 FPS 68.8 FPS
Low settings 604.7 FPS 96.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 84.1 %

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 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.3 FPS 29.9 FPS
High settings 245.3 FPS 53.8 FPS
Medium settings 294.4 FPS 64.6 FPS
Low settings 412.1 FPS 90.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 78.1 %
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