Radeon RX 6850M XT vs GeForce RTX 2080

Place in performance ranking	59	68
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	26.33	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Turing TU104	Navi 22
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$426 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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	2944	2560
Core clock speed	1515 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	2463 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	314.6	413.0

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 and Radeon RX 6850M 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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

Memory

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2080 48.59
+7.5%

RX 6850M XT 45.19

GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Radeon RX 6850M XT by 8% based on our aggregated 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%

RTX 2080 18815
+7.5%

RX 6850M XT 17498

GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Radeon RX 6850M XT by 8% 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%

RTX 2080 40278

RX 6850M XT 42016
+4.3%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 by 4% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RTX 2080 17810

RX 6850M XT 33901
+90.3%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 by 90% 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%

RTX 2080 143576

RX 6850M XT 172972
+20.5%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 by 20% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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:

Full HD	143 +4.4%	137 −4.4%
1440p	101 +20.2%	84 −20.2%
4K	71 +24.6%	57 −24.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

90−95

−77.8%

160
+77.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	105 +36.4%	75−80 −36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 −62.2%	159 +62.2%
Battlefield 5	163 +31.5%	120−130 −31.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	187 +50.8%	120−130 −50.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 −51.1%	136 +51.1%
Far Cry 5	117 +7.3%	109 −7.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	105 +1.9%	100−110 −1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +16.4%	130−140 −16.4%
Hitman 3	165 −17%	193 +17%
Horizon Zero Dawn	124 −28.2%	159 +28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	134 +83.6%	70−75 −83.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +4.4%	110−120 −4.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 −8.2%	119 +8.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91 +18.2%	75−80 −18.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 −56.6%	130 +56.6%
Battlefield 5	155 +25%	120−130 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	162 +30.6%	120−130 −30.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 −17.8%	106 +17.8%
Far Cry 5	112 +6.7%	105 −6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 −1%	100−110 +1%
Forza Horizon 4	153 +14.2%	130−140 −14.2%
Hitman 3	162 −18.5%	192 +18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	102 −30.4%	133 +30.4%
Metro Exodus	90 −28.9%	116 +28.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +9.6%	70−75 −9.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 −9.4%	198 +9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	98 −10.2%	108 +10.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 −13.2%	75−80 +13.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 −53.4%	112 +53.4%
Battlefield 5	145 +16.9%	120−130 −16.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +3.4%	87 −3.4%
Far Cry 5	106 +3.9%	102 −3.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 −12%	100−110 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	132 −1.5%	130−140 +1.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106 −15.1%	122 +15.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	79 −5.1%	83 +5.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110 +42.9%	75−80 −42.9%
Hitman 3	119 −14.3%	136 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 −35.1%	100 +35.1%
Metro Exodus	60 −13.3%	68 +13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +40.5%	35−40 −40.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 +25%	70−75 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +18.4%	45−50 −18.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 −41.7%	85 +41.7%
Battlefield 5	125 +35.9%	90−95 −35.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −27.9%	55 +27.9%
Far Cry 5	99 +0%	99 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +7.2%	80−85 −7.2%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +21.6%	95−100 −21.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +11.6%	65−70 −11.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 −3.4%	60 +3.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Hitman 3	65 +38.3%	45−50 −38.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21 −81%	35−40 +81%
Metro Exodus	39 +21.9%	30−35 −21.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +23.7%	35−40 −23.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +5.6%	72 −5.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +28.1%	30−35 −28.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −23.7%	47 +23.7%
Battlefield 5	76 +38.2%	55−60 −38.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −36.8%	26 +36.8%
Far Cry 5	59 −15.3%	68 +15.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	62 +26.5%	45−50 −26.5%
Forza Horizon 4	81 +26.6%	60−65 −26.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%

This is how RTX 2080 and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 is 4.4% faster than RX 6850M XT in 1080p
RTX 2080 is 20.2% faster than RX 6850M XT in 1440p
RTX 2080 is 24.6% faster than RX 6850M XT in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 is 83.6% faster than the RX 6850M XT.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 81% faster than the RTX 2080.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 is ahead in 36 tests (53%)
RX 6850M XT is ahead in 30 tests (44%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	48.59	45.19
Recency	27 August 2018	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	145 Watt