Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce GTX 860M

Place in performance ranking	491	24
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.08	28.10
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N15P-GX	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	18 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649
Current price	$875	$696 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6800 XT has 2502% better value for money than GTX 860M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	4608
CUDA cores	1152 or 640	no data
Core clock speed	797 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	648.0
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX 6800 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 860M 7.86

RX 6800 XT 64.83
+725%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 860M 3036

RX 6800 XT 25035
+725%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 725% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 860M 4902

RX 6800 XT 52046
+962%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 962% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 860M 19216

RX 6800 XT 96516
+402%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 402% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 860M 3904

RX 6800 XT 49735
+1174%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 1174% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 860M 27961

RX 6800 XT 193053
+590%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 590% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 860M 215144

RX 6800 XT 504438
+134%

Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 134% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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:

900p	91 −724%	750−800 +724%
Full HD	37 −457%	206 +457%
1440p	16−18 −763%	138 +763%
4K	14 −550%	91 +550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	10−12	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	no data
Hitman 3	4−5	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	4−5	no data
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Metro Exodus	8−9	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

no data

This is how GTX 860M and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is 724% faster in 900p
RX 6800 XT is 457% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 763% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 550% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.86	64.83
Recency	12 March 2014	18 November 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt