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$379.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $579
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MSRP in USD: $579
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$535.95
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Boost Clock
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$455.4
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$499.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$127.22
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$469
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2231 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 123% better in Stray than GeForce GTX 970 - 138 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 67% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $127.22 vs $379.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Stray than Radeon RX 6800 - $2.05 vs $2.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 148 vs 250 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.75/FPS
74%
Price, $
$379.99
33%
FPS Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)
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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
62
44%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
24%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $579 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
2105 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce GTX 970
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
136 FPS
$12.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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