AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Smart Access Memory (SAM) Review

Ray tracing is now available on both Nvidia and AMD cards, so we can finally compare how the two stack up. Of course, as you can see, AMD is off to a flying start with the 6800X, as with before, it’s a bit behind in some, on par in others, and ahead in some too. Dirt 5 was a new record score for us, and Watch Dogs Legion did pretty great too.

• Control Ray Tracing – 23.737 > 24.01
• Dirt 5 RT – 66 > 67.8
• Metro Exodus RT – 39.1 – 39.7
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider RT Shadows – 50 > 51
• Watch Dogs Legion RT – 39 < 38

RED results indicate a new high-score. < denotes a decrease in performance, and > denotes an increase.