Radeon Pro W6800X vs P106-100
Aggregate performance score
We've compared P106-100 and Radeon Pro W6800X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Pro W6800X outperforms P106-100 by a whopping 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 355 | 141 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.46 |
| Power efficiency | 10.14 | 14.15 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 3 August 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1280 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz | 2087 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 | 500.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.375 TFLOPS | 16.03 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| TMUs | 80 | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 60 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | Apple MPX |
| Length | 250 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | Apple MPX |
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 | 6 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.97 | 37.12 |
| Recency | 19 June 2017 | 3 August 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 200 Watt |
P106-100 has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Pro W6800X, on the other hand, has a 132.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro W6800X is our recommended choice as it beats the P106-100 in performance tests.
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