AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 Review

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4K Performance

We will now look at performance at 4K 3840×2160. On this page no Ray Tracing is tested, we are only looking at regular game settings, rasterized performance. In-Game benchmarks are used where possible when not a manual run-through is used.

The games below are shown in order of release date, from most recent to oldest. In all games below the highest in-game graphics settings are used.

Dirt 5

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Dirt 5

As we indicated on the previous page, Dirt 5 is using a beta patch, early access.  This game is an outlier compared to the other game results. At 4K right now we are showing the Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 being the fastest video cards by a large margin. They are very playable, and so is the GeForce RTX 3080 FE. However, the video cards below that are mostly not playable in performance at 4K, the RTX 2080 Ti FE is on the border. The other cards are not playable. Results may differ after the game patch and driver optimizations.

Watch Dogs: Legion

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Watch Dogs Legion

In Watch Dogs Legion 4K is very hard on performance. The GeForce RTX 3080 FE is very slightly faster than the Radeon RX 6800 XT, but they are rather close. The Radeon RX 6800 falls to just under the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE performance. In terms of playability only the Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 3080 FE are actually playable at this resolution with “Ultra” settings.

Horizon Zero Dawn

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Horizon Zero Dawn

In Horizon Zero Dawn the Radeon RX 6800 XT comes in just under GeForce RTX 3080 FE performance. The Radeon RX 6800 though is faster than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE. In terms of what is playable anything above the GeForce RTX 3070 FE is playable at 4K. The Radeon RX 6800 XT and RTX 3080 FE allow the best experience.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

In MS Flight Sim 2020 we finally see some GPU differences at this higher resolution. The GeForce RTX 3080 FE pulls away and provides the best performance by a good degree for this game. The Radeon RX 6800 XT is a bit slower than we’d expect and falls into the upper 30’s. It seems the AMD GPUs are a little slower than their NVIDIA counterparts in this particular game. In terms of what is playable though, the GeForce RTX 3080 FE and Radeon RX 6800 XT are the two cards that are most playable. The Radeon RX 6800 falls to below RTX 3070 FE performance, which shows us that AMD GPUs are running a bit slower than they should in this particular game.

Red Dead Redemption 2

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Red Dead Redemption 2

In this game the GeForce RTX 3080 FE is slightly faster than the Radeon RX 6800 XT, and the Radeon RX 6800 is on par with GeForce RTX 2080 Ti performance. In terms of what is playable only the Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 3080 FE are playable at 4K here.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Ghost Recon Breakpoint

In this game the GeForce RTX 3080 FE is on top again at 4K but the Radeon RX 6800 XT is close. The Radeon RX 6800 offers a better performance than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE. In terms of playability any cards from the RTX 3070 FE and up are playable.

Gears 5

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Gears 5

In Gears 5 the GeForce RTX 3080 FE is faster by a good degree, 12%, compared to the Radeon RX 6800 XT. However both are playable at 4K here. The Radeon RX 6800 is faster than the RTX 2080 Ti FE. The Radeon RX 6800 is playable in this game providing upwards of 60+ FPS at 4K.

Control

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Control

The GeForce RTX 3080 FE is faster in Control compared to the Radeon RX 6800 XT. The RX 6800 falls behind the RTX 2080 Ti FE as well. In terms of what is playable the RTX 3080 FE has the best experience at 4K, but the RX 6800 XT is doable.

Wolfenstein Youngblood

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Wolfenstein Youngblood

In Wolfenstein Youngblood the GeForce RTX 3080 FE beats the Radeon RX 6800 XT by 11%. The Radeon RX 6800 is exactly on par with the RTX 2080 Ti FE. Framerates are so high in this game though at 4K that even the Radeon RX 5700 XT is over 60FPS at 4K, so everything here is playable.

The Division 2

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K The Division 2

In The Division 2 the GeForce RTX 3080 FE beats the Radeon RX 6800 XT by a little bit. Both video cards offer over 60FPS at 4K though, and are very playable. The Radeon RX 6800 is on par with the RTX 2080 Ti FE.

Metro Exodus

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Metro Exodus

In Metro Exodus the RTX 3080 FE is slightly faster, but really no video card is playable in this game at 4K at “Extreme.” Even the RTX 3080 FE only averages 53FPS, this is a demanding game at 4K.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 4K Shadow of the Tomb Raider

In Shadow of the tomb Raider the GeForce RTX 3080 FE is faster than the Radeon RX 6800 XT while the Radeon RX 6800 matches the RTX 2080 Ti FE. In terms of what is playable though even the RTX 3080 FE struggles at 54FPS, we’d really need to lower the SMAA setting to get playable performance at 4K and then the Radeon RX 6800 XT and RTX 3080 FE would be playable.

Brent Justicehttps://www.thefpsreview.com
Former managing editor of GPUs at HardOCP for 18 years, Brent Justice has been reviewing computer components since the late 90s, educated in the art and method of the computer hardware review, he brings experience, knowledge, and hands-on testing with a gamer-oriented and hardware enthusiast perspective. You can follow him on Twitter - @Brent_Justice You can sub to his YouTube channel - Justice Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/JusticeGamingChannel You can check out his computer builds on KIT - @BrentJustice https://kit.co/BrentJustice

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