GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 6800
The GeForce RTX 4090 is dramatically faster than the Radeon RX 6800, leading by roughly 132% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
Market Value Leader
GeForce RTX 4090 is the clear winner, offering 125.7% better value than Radeon RX 6800.
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GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 6800: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 6800
The GeForce RTX 4090 is dramatically faster, around 132% ahead of the Radeon RX 6800. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the GeForce RTX 4090 is comfortable at 4K and high-refresh 1440p, while the Radeon RX 6800 is better matched to 1440p.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX 6800 starts at $490 SEK against $504 SEK for the GeForce RTX 4090. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the GeForce RTX 4090 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 126%. The Radeon RX 6800 is trading below its $579 SEK MSRP — a genuine deal. The GeForce RTX 4090 is trading below its $1,599 SEK MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 6800 pulls less power (250W vs 450W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster GeForce RTX 4090 draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern Ada Lovelace architecture on a TSMC 4N process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 24GB against 16GB, the GeForce RTX 4090 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 6800's 16GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 4090 is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 6800 (Ada Lovelace vs RDNA 2), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 or Radeon RX 6800?
The GeForce RTX 4090 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Radeon RX 6800 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 4090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 16,384✓ | 3,840 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 128✓ | 60 |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 512 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 4090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,235 MHz✓ | 1,700 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,520 MHz✓ | 2,105 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 4090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 24 GB✓ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit✓ | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 21 Gbps✓ | 16 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s✓ | 512 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 4090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 450 W | 250 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Sep 2022 | Nov 2020 |