Game Tests : Dirt 5, Metro Exodus, Gears Tactics
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : Dirt 5
Dirt 5 is a brand new off-road racing game by Codemasters, released on 6 November 2020.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Ultra High settings :
- 1080p : 1920 x 1080
- 1440p : 2560 x 1440
- 2160p : 3840 x 2160
Note : This game appears to be highly-optimised for AMD graphics cards.
1080p Gaming Resolution
Look at that! The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 70% faster than the RX 5700 XT, 72% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 97% faster than the RX 5700 and RTX 2070 SUPER.
Smart Access Memory gave it a small boost, making it 77% faster than the RX 5700 XT, 79% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 2X faster than the RX 5700 and RTX 2070 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At this higher resolution, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 64% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 73% faster than the RX 5700 XT, and 87% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
With Smart Access Memory enabled, it was 80% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 91% faster than the RX 5700 XT, and 2X faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 4K, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was the only card capable of delivering frame rates in excess of 60 fps with maximum image quality.
It was 65% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 88% faster than the RX 5700 XT and the RTX 2070 SUPER.
With Smart Access Memory enabled, it was 69% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 93% faster than the RX 5700 XT and the RTX 2070 SUPER.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus is a first-person shooter game released in February 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Extreme settings :
- 1080p : 1920 x 1080
- 1440p : 2560 x 1440
- 2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
Nice! The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 44% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 63% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER, and 71% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti and the RX 5700 XT.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At 1440p, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 45% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 67% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER, 72% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, and 77% faster than the RX 5700 XT.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 4K, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 45% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 60% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER, 68% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, and 78% faster than the RX 5700 XT.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : Gears Tactics
Gears Tactics is a turn-based tactical combat game, released on 28 April 2020.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Extreme settings :
- 1080p : 1920 x 1080
- 1440p : 2560 x 1440
- 2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 10% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 19% faster than the RX 5700, and 26% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
With Smart Access Memory enabled, it was 16% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 25% faster than the RX 5700, and 33% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At 1440p, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 2% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 14% faster than the RX 5700, and 18% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
With Smart Access Memory enabled, it was 12% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 25% faster than the RX 5700, and 30% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
That changed at the 4K resolution. Suddenly, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER managed to edge out the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 5% slower than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 22% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER, and 30% faster than the RX 5700 and the RTX 2060 SUPER.
With Smart Access Memory enabled, it was 2% slower than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 27% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER, and 35% faster than the RX 5700 and the RTX 2060 SUPER.
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