AMD RX 6800 GPU Review vs. RTX 3070: Gaming, Ray Tracing, Thermals, & Smart Access Memory

Our review of the AMD RX 6800 video card compares it vs. the NVIDIA RTX 3070, where the 3070 struggles in rasterization, but pulls way ahead in ray tracing. SAM testing, power, & OC included. Sponsor: Crucial Ballistix RAM (Amazon: https://geni.us/eykEA) Watch our AMD RX 6800 XT GPU review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVGL7aAYgY Watch our AMD RX 6800 XT tear-down here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s7bOaa6X9E This review includes a lot of benchmarking. The complexity of adding Smart Access Memory (SAM), the variability of RTX or RT features like DLSS, and the differing behavior at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K means we had to balloon the testing matrix to almost impossible levels. Either way, we're now benchmarking the AMD RX 6800 vs. the RTX 3070, joining our existing benchmarks of the RX 6800 XT vs. the RTX 3080 and 3090. Additional testing includes power consumption of the new RDNA GPUs and Ampere GPUs, overclocking performance, thermals, fan RPM response, frequency behavior, and more. This will help you determine the best GPU for your gaming PC in 2020. Find the AMD RX 6800 XT on Amazon, in theory: https://geni.us/DfaMM Find the NVIDIA RTX 3080 cards on Amazon (also in theory): https://geni.us/ABpmb6I And the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X on Amazon: https://geni.us/ZN7myl Gigabyte X570 Master on Amazon: https://geni.us/X4Ed GPU TESTING METHODOLOGY EXPLAINER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7-ML-bPCE The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - AMD RX 6800 vs. RTX 3070 02:29 - RX 6800 GPU Frequency vs. 6800 XT 03:19 - RX 6800 Fan RPM vs. Thermal Response 04:31 - Acoustic Behavior of RX 6800 & 6800 XT 05:24 - Smart Access Memory Benchmarks 06:10 - SAM: Shadow of the Tomb Raider (RX 6800) 07:09 - SAM: Red Dead Redemption 2 (RX 6800) 07:39 - SAM: Total War: Three Kingdoms (RX 6800) 08:30 - SAM: Rainbow Six Siege (RX 6800) 09:31 - SAM: Hitman 2 10:10 - Normal Game Benchmarks - Tomb Raider 12:46 - Total War: Three Kingdoms (4K, 1440p, 1080p) 15:36 - Horizon Zero Dawn (RX 6800 4K, 1440p, 1080p) 16:40 - Hitman 2 RX 6800 vs. RTX 3070 Best GPUs for Gaming 17:34 - Red Dead Redemption 2 GPU Benchmarks 18:27 - RT Games - Tomb Raider RX 6800 vs. RTX 3070 19:51 - RT Games - Control RX 6800 vs. RTX 3070 21:51 - RT Games - Minecraft 6800 vs. RTX 3070 24:13 - Power Consumption - FurMark 24:53 - Power Consumption - TWTK 25:31 - Power - PCIe Slot Draw 26:10 - Overclock Stepping 28:04 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke Testing: Patrick Lathan Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman