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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800
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AMD logo Radeon R9 290

AMD Radeon RX 6800 logo AMD Radeon R9 290 logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290
Launched Q4 2020 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 16384 MB 0 % 4096 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1815 MHz 0 % 947 MHz 47.8 %
Boost Clock 2190 MHz 0 % 974 MHz 55.5 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 5600 MHz 65 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 9.1 % 275 W 0 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 314 mm 7.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290
Overall Score 75938 0 % 46119 39.3 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 30 % 60.5 %
Benchmark Score 57666 0 % 21269 63.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 977.8 0 % 694.3 29 %
Average DirectX performance 173 FPS 0 % 64.9 FPS 62.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 253 FPS 0 % 125.7 FPS 50.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 133.1 FPS 0 % 43.9 FPS 67 %
DirectX 11 performance 216.6 FPS 0 % 54.2 FPS 75 %
DirectX 12 performance 89.5 FPS 0 % 35.9 FPS 59.9 %
Graphic card computing 11503.5 operations/s 0 % 3092.5 operations/s 73.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6800, Radeon R9 290.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 187.3 FPS 103.4 FPS
High settings 337.2 FPS 186.1 FPS
Medium settings 404.6 FPS 223.3 FPS
Low settings 566.5 FPS 312.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.8 %

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 R9 290.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.6 FPS 77.1 FPS
High settings 231.5 FPS 138.8 FPS
Medium settings 277.8 FPS 166.5 FPS
Low settings 388.9 FPS 233.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 40 %
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