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GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop vs Radeon RX 6800

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 6800 is significantly faster than the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop, leading by roughly 35% in our performance index.

Market Value Leader

Only verified data for Radeon RX 6800 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.

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VS
Price
Reference GPU
Performance
23/100
VRAM
8 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+33% CUDA Cores (5,120 vs 3,840)
AMD
Radeon RX 6800
Price
€173
Performance
31/100
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+50% Ray Accelerators (60 vs 40)
+35% Boost Clock (2,105 MHz vs 1,560 MHz)
+14% Bandwidth (512 GB/s vs 448 GB/s)

Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

The Radeon RX 6800 is significantly faster, around 35% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6800 is comfortable at 1440p, while the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop is better matched to 1080p.

Power & Efficiency

The GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop draws just 125W versus 250W for the Radeon RX 6800, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Ampere architecture on a Samsung 8nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 16GB against 8GB, the Radeon RX 6800 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop's 8GB can fall short.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 6800 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.

Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop or Radeon RX 6800?

The Radeon RX 6800 is the faster card by about 35%. Since one of these is a laptop GPU, its listed price covers the whole system rather than just the chip, so it isn't directly comparable — base your decision on the spec differences above.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Radeon RX 6800 better than the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop?

The Radeon RX 6800 is significantly faster, roughly 35% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop or the Radeon RX 6800?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at 1440p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Does the Radeon RX 6800 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 16GB (vs 8GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop or Radeon RX 6800?

The Radeon RX 6800 is the faster card by about 35%. Since one of these is a laptop GPU, its listed price covers the whole system rather than just the chip, so it isn't directly comparable — base your decision on the spec differences above.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

Architecture & Cores specifications comparison between GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Radeon RX 6800
SpecificationGeForce RTX 3070 LaptopRadeon RX 6800
ArchitectureAmpereRDNA 2
Process NodeSamsung 8nmTSMC N7
CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors)5,1203,840
Ray Tracing Cores4060
Tensor / AI Cores160

Clock Speeds

Clock Speeds specifications comparison between GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Radeon RX 6800
SpecificationGeForce RTX 3070 LaptopRadeon RX 6800
Base Clock1,110 MHz1,700 MHz
Boost Clock1,560 MHz2,105 MHz

Memory

Memory specifications comparison between GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Radeon RX 6800
SpecificationGeForce RTX 3070 LaptopRadeon RX 6800
VRAM Capacity8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus256-bit256-bit
Memory Speed14 Gbps16 Gbps
Bandwidth448 GB/s512 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

Connectivity & Power specifications comparison between GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Radeon RX 6800
SpecificationGeForce RTX 3070 LaptopRadeon RX 6800
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP125 W250 W
Power ConnectorsNone2x 8-pin
ReleasedJan 2021Nov 2020