GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 3090 comes out significantly faster — about 26% ahead of the Radeon RX 6800. But the Radeon RX 6800 is the better value, undercutting it by $604 EUR for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 3090 vs Radeon RX 6800: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3090 vs Radeon RX 6800
The GeForce RTX 3090 is significantly faster, around 26% ahead of the Radeon RX 6800. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Price & Value
The Radeon RX 6800 currently lists from $1,186 EUR, $604 EUR less than the GeForce RTX 3090 at $1,790 EUR. Despite being slower, the Radeon RX 6800 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~20% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6800 still sits about $607 EUR above its $579 EUR MSRP. The GeForce RTX 3090 still sits about $291 EUR above its $1,499 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 250W against 350W, the Radeon RX 6800 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The GeForce RTX 3090 carries 24GB versus 16GB on the Radeon RX 6800. The extra 8GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 or Radeon RX 6800?
Choose the GeForce RTX 3090 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Radeon RX 6800 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.