GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6800
1485%
1485%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
8%
8%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 is approximately 1477% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 21 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 3840 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 240 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 21 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 21 XL(215-121000187) | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 26,800 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 51.5M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 520 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2425 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 28th, 2020 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Nov 18th, 2020 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi II(RX 6000) | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Navi | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi III | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 579 USD | 149 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 22 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1700 MHz | N/A |
| Game ClockDifferent | 1815 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2105 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz16 Gbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 840 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 512.0 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3840 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 240 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 16 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 60 | 10 |
| RT CoresDifferent | 60 | N/A |
| L0 CacheDifferent | 32 KB per WGP | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB per Array | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 CacheDifferent | 128 MB | N/A |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 202.1 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 505.2 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 32.33 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 16.17 TFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1,010.4 GFLOPS (1:16) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 120 mm4.7 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.12x DisplayPort 1.4a1x USB Type-C | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Part NumberDifferent | 102-D41209 | N/A |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-D412A7-00_03 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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