Radeon RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 and RX 6800 Performance Comparison

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Ray Tracing Performance

We are going to focus on Ray Tracing 1440p gameplay performance with the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT GAMING OC 12GB video card.  We will include DLSS and FSR performance on the same graph in the games that are supported.  We will use DLSS on NVIDIA GPUs and FSR on AMD GPUs.  For video card comparisons we are using an AMD Radeon RX 6800 video card and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 FE video card. 

Dying Light 2

Dying Light 2 was released in February 2022 on the PC and uses Techland’s C-Engine.  The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS and FSR.  This game supports Ray Tracing environmental effects including Ray Traced Soft Shadows, Ray Traced Ambient Occlusion, Ray Traced Global Illumination, and Ray Traced Reflections.  We utilize the built-in preset option to set “HIGH QUALITY RAYTRACING” which enables the games highest graphics settings plus the environmental effects explained above at the highest values.  The game is run in DX12 Ultimate mode with ASYNC Compute turned on.  For our benchmark, we are using a custom manual run-through at the end of the game hopping between rooftops, as well as free-roaming on the ground city level, as well as a forested area, in the daylight.

Radeon RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 and RX 6800 Performance Comparison Dying Light 2 Ray Tracing Graph

In Dying Light 2 we have lowered the resolution to 1080p and are running at “Medium” Ray Tracing, which was necessary to find a level of Ray Tracing playable on the Radeon RX 6750 XT in this game. It was at 47FPS and not playable, but with FSR it was playable at 66FPS. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is a much bigger upgrade for Ray Tracing performance in this game, providing 16% better performance over the Radeon RX 6750 XT for $100 more money. This is actually a playable level of gameplay, so that is what is needed on Radeon to even achieve a playable gameplay setting with Medium Ray Tracing in this game without FSR. The real winner here though is the GeForce RTX 3070, which is just much faster and playable with Ray Tracing. It’s 39% faster than the Radeon RX 6750 XT, and is playable over 60FPS with Medium Ray Tracing at 1080p in this game.

Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6 was released in October of 2021 and uses the Dunia Engine. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing. We have the HD Texture pack installed and turned on. We utilize the “Ultra” graphics preset which sets all options to the highest game settings. This game supports Ray Tracing via two DXR settings, one for Reflections and the other for Shadows, we turn on both for testing. This game supports FSR upscaling.

Radeon RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 and RX 6800 Performance Comparison Far Cry 6 Ray Tracing Graph

Far Cry 6 is an exception to other games, it is actually playable at 1440p with both DXR options enabled and HD Textures on the Radeon RX 6750 XT. Due to VRAM capacity bottlenecks on the GeForce RTX 3070, with HD Textures turned on at this resolution with DXR, it’s a lot slower in performance because it is constrained by VRAM. The 12GB on the Radeon RX 6750 XT is beneficial here. It makes the Radeon RX 6750 XT 30% faster because it is not bottlenecked. The Radeon RX 6800 is 12% faster than the Radeon RX 6750 XT.

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December of 2020 and uses the REDengine 4. We have the game patched to version 1.52 and perform a long manual run-through driving in the game’s open world. We test using the Graphics Preset option to set graphics settings.  We use the Ray Tracing Graphics Preset of either: “Ray Tracing: Low”, or “Ray Tracing: Medium” or “Ray Tracing: Ultra” as indicated. This game supports DLSS and FSR.

Radeon RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 and RX 6800 Performance Comparison Cyberpunk 2077 Ray Tracing Graph

In Cyberpunk 2077 we have lowered the game to 1080p and are running “Medium” Ray Tracing to get the Radeon RX 6750 XT close to playable, and then only with FSR. It’s at 37FPS naturally, and the Radeon RX 6800 is 17% faster than the Radeon RX 6750 XT, though still not playable without FSR. Again, the real winner with Ray Tracing is the GeForce RTX 3070 which provides 37% more performance than the Radeon RX 6750 XT and is playable, and even better with DLSS. BTW, DLSS looks much better than FSR at 1080p.

Watch Dogs Legion

Watch Dogs Legion was released on the PC in October of 2020 and uses the Disrupt game engine. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing. We have the HD Texture pack installed and enabled for testing. We use the built-in graphics preset of “Ultra” for testing. We utilize the “Ultra” preset quality option for Ray Tracing.  This game supports DLSS upscaling.

Radeon RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 and RX 6800 Performance Comparison Watch Dogs Ray Tracing Graph

In Watch Dogs Legion we have lowered the resolution to 1080p and are running at “Ultra” Ray Tracing. The Radeon RX 6750 XT is not playable, but the Radeon RX 6800 comes much closer and is actually at the same performance as the GeForce RTX 3070. The 6800 is 13% faster than the 6750 XT and the RTX 3070 is about the same. With DLSS it’s up over 70FPS.

Metro Exodus Enhanced

Metro Exodus Enhanced is being run with Shading Quality at “Extreme” and Ray Tracing at “Ultra.”  This is a demanding game, that heavily focuses on Ray Tracing utilization, including Global Illumination.  We are utilizing the built-in benchmark.

Radeon RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 and RX 6800 Performance Comparison Metro Exodus Enhanced Ray Tracing Graph

In Metro Exodus Enhanced at 1080p and the highest Ray Tracing settings the Radeon RX 6750 XT is not playable, but once again the Radeon RX 6800 comes closer. The GeForce RTX 3070 is ultimately faster, and with DLSS much faster. The 6800 is 15% faster than the Radeon RX 6750 XT.

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