RX 6800 XT 16 GB for Blender

Average speed
Solid VRAM

RDNA 2.0 GPU suited to solid Blender production work with a strong balance of speed and memory capacity.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Lowest price

$795.00

Checked Oct 2, 2026

Blender Cycles score
2,567
4.5× slower than
VRAM
16 GB
More headroom for complex scenes
Released
2020
Render support
OpenCL
Power draw (TDP)
300 W
System PSU
750 W

Technical specifications

GPU

  • ArchitectureRDNA 2.0
  • RT cores72
  • Stream processors4608
  • Compute units72
  • Ray accelerators72
  • Boost frequency2250 MHz

Memory

  • TypeGDDR6
  • Bandwidth512 GB/s
  • Bus width256-bit

Clocks & manufacturing

  • Boost clock2250 MHz
  • Base clock1825 MHz
  • Process size7 nm
  • GPU chipNavi 21
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RX 6800 XT 16 GB Blender benchmarks

Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.

Blender score 2,567

Blender 5.2.0 · HIP · 9 runs

Junkshop
19.57s
Monster
18.67s
Classroom
30.65s
Benchmark sceneseconds
About these estimates

Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.

Blender Open Data

Is RX 6800 XT 16 GB good for Blender?

A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.

What stands out

  • Longer render waits; consider when rendering time is a lower priority.

Who should choose it

  • RDNA 2.0 GPU suited to solid Blender production work with a strong balance of speed and memory capacity.

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