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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon RX 6800 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 6970
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 1815 MHz 0 % 880 MHz 51.5 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 91.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 250 W 0 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 297 mm 12.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 75941 0 % 27070 64.4 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 21 % 72.4 %
Benchmark Score 57670 0 % 7328 87.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 973 0 % 432.4 55.6 %
Average DirectX performance 173.4 FPS 0 % 27.1 FPS 84.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 253.3 FPS 0 % 67.7 FPS 73.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 132.7 FPS 0 % 19.9 FPS 85 %
DirectX 11 performance 218.3 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 90.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 89.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 11566.5 operations/s 0 % 1505.4 operations/s 87 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 187.0 FPS 52.7 FPS
High settings 336.5 FPS 94.9 FPS
Medium settings 403.9 FPS 113.9 FPS
Low settings 565.4 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 71.8 %

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, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.6 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 231.4 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 277.7 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 388.8 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 65.6 %
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