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SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review – Light And Bright

Keith May

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT 3840x2160 (4K) Gaming Benchmarks Performance

Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4 carries on the open-world racing tradition of the Horizon series.  The latest DX12 powered entry is beautifully crafted and amazingly well executed and is a great showcase of DX12 games.  We use the benchmark run while having all of the settings set to non-dynamic with an uncapped framerate to gather these results.

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Forza Horizon 4 4K Ultra
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
Nitro+ 68XT
142
125
RTX 3080
142
125
RX 6800 XT
142
125
RX 6800
120
104
RTX 3070
117
102
RX 5700XT
78
67

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, unlike its predecessor, does a good job putting DX12 to use and results in higher performance than the DX11 counterpart in this title and because of that, we test this title in DX12.  I do use the second segment of the benchmark run to gather these numbers as it is more indicative of in-game scenarios where the foliage is heavy.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4K DX12 Highest
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Nitro+ 68XT
82
78
RTX 3080
83
78
RX 6800 XT
81
77
RX 6800
68
65
RTX 3070
62
58
RX 5700XT
41
38

Rainbow 6 Siege

Rainbow 6 Siege has maintained a massive following since its launch and it consistently in Steams Top Ten highest player count game.  In a title where the higher the framerate the better in a tactical yet fast-paced competitive landscape is essential, we include this title despite its ludicrously high framerates.  We use the Vulkan Ultra preset with the High Defenition Texture Pack as well and gather our results from the built-in benchmarking tool.

Rainbow 6 Siege 4K Vulkan Ultra
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Nitro+ 68XT
274
233
RTX 3080
279
238
RX 6800 XT
273
231
RX 6800
234
180
RTX 3070
219
190
RX 5700XT
131
113

DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal brings hell to earth with the Vulkan powered idTech 7.  We test this game using the Ultra Nightmare Preset and follow our in-game benchmarking to stay as consistent as possible.

DOOM Eternal 4K Ultra Nightmare
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
Nitro+ 68XT
165
128
RTX 3080
174
134
RX 6800 XT
162
125
RX 6800
137
107
RTX 3070
116
88
RX 5700XT
68
51

Watchdogs Legion

Watchdogs Legions sees a return of the Disrupt Engine they've been using since the early days with the original Watchdogs but this time it has been updated to next generation feature support. Dropping DX11 for DX12 we see much better utilization than in the past. Being one of the recent top sellers it earned a place in our test suite.

Watchdogs Legion 4K Very High
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Nitro+ 68XT
67
55
RTX 3080
67
55
RX 6800 XT
65
54
RX 6800
55
46
RTX 3070
52
43
RX 5700XT
36
29

Call of Duty Modern Black Ops Cold War

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is the latest installment of the Call of Duty Series. Returning with DX12 support just like the Modern Warfare remake we tested this game during the opening of the Fractured Jaw level with the highest settings selected.

Call of Duty Cold War 4K Highest
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Nitro+ 68XT
69
56
RTX 3080
70
55
RX 6800 XT
69
56
RX 6800
58
46
RTX 3070
54
43
RX 5700XT
42
35

Horizon Zero Dawn

 

Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the two major PS4 exclusives that rocked their way onto the PC scene with massive acceptance and sales. Horizon Zero Dawn is powered by the Decima Engine and has been ported to DX12. We used the in-game benchmark to account for performance.

Horizon Zero Dawn 4K DX11 Maximum
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Nitro+ 68XT
73
59
RTX 3080
79
61
RX 6800 XT
69
59
RX 6800
59
51
RTX 3070
61
50
RX 5700XT
34
29

Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3 has made its way into the test lineup thanks to strong demand by gamers and simply delivering MORE Borderlands. This game is rather intensive after the Medium preset but since we're testing the 'Ultimate UW 1440p' card, High it is. We tested using the built-in benchmark utility

Borderlands 3 4K High
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Nitro+ 68XT
77
68
RTX 3080
77
62
RX 6800 XT
76
67
RX 6800
64
57
RTX 3070
56
47
RX 5700XT
35
24

Total War Saga: Troy

Total War Saga: Troy is powered by their TW Engine 3 (Total War Engine 3) and in this iteration, they have stuck to a strictly DX11 release. We tested the game using the built-in benchmark using the Dynasty model that represents a battle with many soldiers interacting at once and is more representative of normal gameplay.

Total War Saga - Troy 4K Ultra
AVG FPS
1% Percentile
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Nitro+ 68XT
50
41
RTX 3080
57
43
RX 6800 XT
50
39
RX 6800
43
34
RTX 3070
43
34
RX 5700XT
26
20

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