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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6800 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q4 2020 Q2 2013
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 % 925 MHz 49 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 62.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 185 W 26 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 275 mm 19.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 75934 0 % 33983 55.2 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 26 % 65.8 %
Benchmark Score 57660 0 % 11549 80 %
2D Benchmark Score 963.3 0 % 666.9 30.8 %
Average DirectX performance 173.3 FPS 0 % 33 FPS 80.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 253 FPS 0 % 48 FPS 81 %
DirectX 10 performance 133.1 FPS 0 % 26.6 FPS 80 %
DirectX 11 performance 217.2 FPS 0 % 40.8 FPS 81.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 89.8 FPS 0 % 16.7 FPS 81.4 %
Graphic card computing 11622.2 operations/s 0 % 2807.4 operations/s 75.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 186.7 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 336.1 FPS 127.3 FPS
Medium settings 403.3 FPS 152.8 FPS
Low settings 564.7 FPS 213.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 62.1 %

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, Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.9 FPS 56.0 FPS
High settings 230.2 FPS 100.9 FPS
Medium settings 276.3 FPS 121.0 FPS
Low settings 386.8 FPS 169.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 56.2 %
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