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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon RX 6800 logo AMD Radeon R9 280 logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 280
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 % 3072 MB 81.3 %
Core Clock 1815 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 53.2 %
Boost Clock 2190 MHz 0 % 1072 MHz 51.1 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 62.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 200 W 20 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 297 mm 12.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 280
Overall Score 75934 0 % 36523 51.9 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 20 % 73.7 %
Benchmark Score 57660 0 % 13339 76.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 963.3 0 % 695.1 27.8 %
Average DirectX performance 173.3 FPS 0 % 43.5 FPS 74.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 253 FPS 0 % 86.8 FPS 65.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 133.1 FPS 0 % 29.9 FPS 77.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 217.2 FPS 0 % 31 FPS 85.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 89.8 FPS 0 % 26.2 FPS 70.8 %
Graphic card computing 11622.2 operations/s 0 % 2470.6 operations/s 78.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800, Radeon R9 280.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 186.7 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 336.1 FPS 139.3 FPS
Medium settings 403.3 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 564.7 FPS 233.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 58.6 %

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, Radeon R9 280.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.9 FPS 60.4 FPS
High settings 230.2 FPS 108.7 FPS
Medium settings 276.3 FPS 130.4 FPS
Low settings 386.8 FPS 182.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 52.8 %
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