AMD recently launched its Radeon RX 6000 series, which includes three graphics cards – the Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT.<\/p>\n
These graphics cards use AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture, which is also used in the graphics cards inside the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new AMD Radeon RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT graphics cards deliver world-class 4K and 1440p performance in major AAA titles, new levels of immersion with breathtaking life-like visuals, and must-have features that provide the ultimate gaming experiences,\u201d said general manager of AMD\u2019s graphics business unit Scott Herkelman.<\/p>\n
These graphics cards will compete with Nvidia’s RTX 30-series, which also offer major performance improvements over its previous generation of graphics cards.<\/p>\n
Many PC gamers will be upgrading to the latest-generation graphics cards – but they may ask which one is the best fit for their needs.<\/p>\n
We are compared the specifications, features, and prices of these graphics cards below.<\/p>\n
Nvidia’s graphics cards offer up to twice the performance and 1.9x the power efficiency, of the previous-generation RTX 20 series.<\/p>\n
This ultimately results in the GeForce RTX 3090 being able to play blockbuster games at 60FPS in 8K resolution.<\/p>\n
This graphics card offers an impressive 24GB RAM and performance 50% higher than the Titan RTX.<\/p>\n
However, it is worth noting that this graphics card costs $1,499, which suggests that it is not truly targeted at the everyday gamer.<\/p>\n
The more realistic choice for gamers looking to play the best games in great quality is Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3080, which has 10GB RAM and is built on a custom 8nm manufacturing process.<\/p>\n
The GeForce RTX 3070 is the most affordable of these graphics cards, and still offers 8GB RAM and impressive performance.<\/p>\n
AMD’s Radeon RX 6900 XT is a competitor to the RTX 3090, offering extreme performance and boasting 16GB RAM.<\/p>\n
The RX 6800 XT is AMD’s competition for the RTX 3080, and also offers 16GB RAM.<\/p>\n
Finally, the RX 6800 competes with the RTX 3070 and offers the same amount of RAM as its larger counterparts.<\/p>\n
All six of these graphics cards offer ray tracing, which is one of the most important technologies in new-generation graphics cards.<\/p>\n
However, there are other areas where they differ substantially.<\/p>\n
Firstly, the AMD range offers significantly higher clock speeds than their RTX counterparts.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the two more powerful AMD graphics cards both have a lower TDP than their RTX equivalents.<\/p>\n
While the RTX cards boast different amounts of RAM – 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB respectively – all three of the AMD cards offer 16GB RAM.<\/p>\n
In terms of pricing, the RTX 3070 is the most affordable of all the cards, coming in at $80 cheaper than its AMD equivalent.<\/p>\n
However, both the RX 6800 XT and RX 6900 XT are more affordable than the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090, respectively.<\/p>\n
The specifications of these graphics cards are detailed below.<\/p>\n