Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce GT 325M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 325M with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 6900 XT outperforms GT 325M by a whopping 15793% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1259 | 25 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.99 |
| Power efficiency | 1.33 | 15.98 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 720.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.09504 TFLOPS | 23.04 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 142 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 80 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVIDisplayPortHDMIVGASingle Link DVI | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−18700%
| 188
+18700%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 130 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 81 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.31 |
| 1440p | no data | 7.68 |
| 4K | no data | 12.33 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−2617%
|
160−170
+2617%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−5267%
|
160−170
+5267%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−2617%
|
160−170
+2617%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2433%
|
76
+2433%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−9650%
|
350−400
+9650%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3075%
|
120−130
+3075%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−2617%
|
160−170
+2617%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2033%
|
64
+2033%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−1538%
|
130−140
+1538%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−9650%
|
350−400
+9650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
124
+3000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3380%
|
170−180
+3380%
|
| World of Tanks | 14−16
−1760%
|
270−280
+1760%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−2617%
|
160−170
+2617%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1667%
|
53
+1667%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−1538%
|
130−140
+1538%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−9650%
|
350−400
+9650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−8650%
|
170−180
+8650%
|
| World of Tanks | 0−1 | 450−500 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1100%
|
36
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−3900%
|
160−170
+3900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−3750%
|
150−160
+3750%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−6460%
|
328
+6460%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−940%
|
150−160
+940%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−940%
|
150−160
+940%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−20800%
|
200−210
+20800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−947%
|
150−160
+947%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 90−95 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−750%
|
17
+750%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−940%
|
150−160
+940%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−18400%
|
185
+18400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Valorant | 480
+0%
|
480
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 411
+0%
|
411
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
This is how GT 325M and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is 18700% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 20800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is ahead in 31 test (50%)
- there's a draw in 31 test (50%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 66.75 |
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 300 Watt |
GT 325M has 1204.3% lower power consumption.
RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 15792.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 325M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 325M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.
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