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AMD logo Radeon RX 6800
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AMD logo Radeon R9 290X

AMD Radeon RX 6800 logo AMD Radeon R9 290X logo
General information Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290X
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 % 1000 MHz 44.9 %
Boost Clock 2190 MHz 0 % 1040 MHz 52.5 %
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 13.8 % 290 W 0 %
Length 340 mm 0 % 309 mm 9.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290X
Overall Score 75953 0 % 46909 38.2 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 30 % 60.5 %
Benchmark Score 57688 0 % 22005 61.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 977.8 0 % 704.6 27.9 %
Average DirectX performance 172.2 FPS 0 % 65.9 FPS 61.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 252.3 FPS 0 % 127.4 FPS 49.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 131.7 FPS 0 % 44.8 FPS 66 %
DirectX 11 performance 215 FPS 0 % 55 FPS 74.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 89.7 FPS 0 % 36.3 FPS 59.6 %
Graphic card computing 11709.4 operations/s 0 % 3149.6 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 290X.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 187.7 FPS 105.7 FPS
High settings 337.9 FPS 190.2 FPS
Medium settings 405.5 FPS 228.3 FPS
Low settings 567.7 FPS 319.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.7 %

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 290X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6800 Radeon R9 290X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.3 FPS 78.3 FPS
High settings 231.0 FPS 141.0 FPS
Medium settings 277.2 FPS 169.2 FPS
Low settings 388.1 FPS 236.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 39 %
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