Radeon RX 6850 XT vs Quadro RTX 8000 Passive
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | TU102 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 August 2018 (7 years ago) | 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $9,999 | $649 |
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 | 4608 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 1230 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1620 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 18,600 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 260 Watt | 325 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 466.6 | 648.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 14.93 TFLOPS | 20.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 128 |
| TMUs | 288 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | 576 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 72 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 4.5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | no data |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 18 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 576.0 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 | 4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 260 Watt | 325 Watt |
RTX 8000 Passive has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 25% lower power consumption.
RX 6850 XT, on the other hand, has a 71% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro RTX 8000 Passive and Radeon RX 6850 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 Passive is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6850 XT is a desktop one.
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