AMD shares more Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6800 benchmarks

AMD has published its own internal benchmarks for Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6800 graphics cards at 3480x2160 and 2560x1440 resolutions, comparing them against several competing NVIDIA GPUs.

For the test bench, the "red team" used an unspecified high-end X570 motherboard and the new 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen 9 5900X processor.

Here is the full breakdown of the test bench:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X;

• RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200MHz;

• Motherboard: Reference board based on the X570 chipset (BIOS RQ21082B with AMD Smart Access Memory enabled);

• OS: Win10 Pro x64 19041.508;

• AMD drivers: Radeon Driver Version 20.45-201013n;

• NVIDIA driver: GeForce Driver Version 456.71.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6800 were pitted against NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3090, and RTX 2080 Ti.

To start off, AMD shared performance gains from its new Smart Access Memory technology:

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According to the data, pairing the new Radeon RX 6000 GPUs with Ryzen 5000 processors yields a 5% to 10% performance boost, leveraging the AM4 platform ecosystem. That's a solid upgrade, especially since it's essentially free performance.

AMD then showed how its next-gen cards perform in several modern games at 4K resolution:

If AMD's figures hold true, the Radeon RX 6900 XT is frequently faster than the GeForce RTX 3090, while the RX 6800 XT is hot on the heels of the RTX 3090. Meanwhile, the entry-level RX 6800 delivers on its promise by outperforming the RTX 2080 Ti.

AMD Radeon RX 6000 benchmark results at 3840x2160:

Of course, AMD hasn't forgotten about gamers on 1440p monitors. In fact, things look even better for Team Red here:

At 1440p, the Radeon RX 6900 XT and RX 6800 XT practically match the much more expensive GeForce RTX 3090. In Battlefield V and Forza Horizon 4, the Radeon RX 6800 is actually faster than NVIDIA's flagship (with the base RX 6800 even beating the RTX 3090 in Battlefield V).

AMD Radeon RX 6000 benchmark results at 1440p:

AMD's internal benchmarks are certainly impressive, but as we've seen time and again, independent reviews often tell a slightly different story. Let's hope this case is an exception, because competition works wonders, meaning NVIDIA's flagship card might see a price cut after the Radeon RX 6900 XT launch.

As a reminder, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT hits shelves on December 8 for $999. There won't be any custom models in 2020, meaning board partners will have to stick to reference designs. Meanwhile, the Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 launch on November 18 for $649 and $579, respectively. We will likely see several custom versions of these two cards right at launch, at least from MSI and ASUS.

According to AMD's plans, the Radeon RX 6900 XT is built to compete with the RTX 3090, while the Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 target the RTX 3080 and 3070, respectively.