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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon RX 6800 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q4 2020 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 16384 MB 0 % 2048 MB 87.5 %
Core Clock 1815 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 44.9 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 68.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 175 W 30 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 296 mm 12.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 75934 0 % 34616 54.4 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 20 % 73.7 %
Benchmark Score 57660 0 % 11983 79.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 963.3 0 % 589.6 38.8 %
Average DirectX performance 173.3 FPS 0 % 37.6 FPS 78.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 253 FPS 0 % 80.8 FPS 68 %
DirectX 10 performance 133.1 FPS 0 % 17.8 FPS 86.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 217.2 FPS 0 % 29 FPS 86.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 89.8 FPS 0 % 22.8 FPS 74.6 %
Graphic card computing 11622.2 operations/s 0 % 2332.2 operations/s 79.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 186.7 FPS 72.4 FPS
High settings 336.1 FPS 130.3 FPS
Medium settings 403.3 FPS 156.4 FPS
Low settings 564.7 FPS 219.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 61.2 %

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 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.9 FPS 57.1 FPS
High settings 230.2 FPS 102.8 FPS
Medium settings 276.3 FPS 123.4 FPS
Low settings 386.8 FPS 172.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 55.3 %
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