GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
Radeon RX 6800 is the clear winner, offering 99.2% better value than GeForce RTX 3090.
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 $3,606 AED 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 $2,394 AED, $3,606 AED less than the GeForce RTX 3090 at $6,000 AED. Despite being slower, the Radeon RX 6800 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~99% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6800 still sits about $1,815 AED above its $579 AED MSRP. The GeForce RTX 3090 still sits about $4,501 AED above its $1,499 AED 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GeForce RTX 3090 better than the Radeon RX 6800?
Which is better for 4K gaming, the GeForce RTX 3090 or the Radeon RX 6800?
Is the GeForce RTX 3090 worth the extra $3,606 AED over the Radeon RX 6800?
Does the GeForce RTX 3090 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?
Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 10,496✓ | 3,840 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 82✓ | 60 |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 328 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,395 MHz | 1,700 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,695 MHz | 2,105 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 24 GB✓ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit✓ | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 19.5 Gbps✓ | 16 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 936 GB/s✓ | 512 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3090 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 350 W | 250 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Sep 2020 | Nov 2020 |
