AMD Radeon Pro W6800 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1410
  • Max video memory 48 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 16000
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon Pro W6800
Radeon Pro W6800
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 2075
  • Max video memory 32768
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 16000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 3102$
Games supported 100%

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rating5732
Value for money0.204.81
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameAmpereNavi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 October 2020 (2 years old)8 June 2021 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 $2,249
Current price$9030 (1.9x MSRP)$3102 (1.4x MSRP)
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 cores107523840
Core clock speed1410 MHz2075 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz2320 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)300 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate625.0556.8

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB32 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort6x mini-DisplayPort

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.6no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 A6000 41.21
Pro W6800 48.35
+17.3%
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm 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: 16%

RTX A6000 89510
+8.6%
Pro W6800 82458

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro W6800 by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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: 16%

RTX A6000 50957
+14.8%
Pro W6800 44404

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro W6800 by 15% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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: 13%

RTX A6000 113167
+22.5%
Pro W6800 92363

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro W6800 by 23% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX A6000 25280
+2.9%
Pro W6800 24576

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro W6800 by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX A6000 27511
Pro W6800 27937
+1.5%

Radeon Pro W6800 outperforms Quadro RTX A6000 by 2% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

RTX A6000 494750
+12.3%
Pro W6800 440592

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro W6800 by 12% 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

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD159
+16.1%
137
−16.1%
1440p129
+3.2%
125
−3.2%
4K106
+26.2%
84
−26.2%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−15.5%
80−85
+15.5%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−10.1%
130−140
+10.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−16.5%
130−140
+16.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Far Cry 5 52
−34.6%
70
+34.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 66
+8.2%
61
−8.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−12.6%
140−150
+12.6%
Hitman 3 130−140
−16.2%
150−160
+16.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−16.9%
100−110
+16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−21.6%
120−130
+21.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−14.5%
85−90
+14.5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−15.5%
80−85
+15.5%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−10.1%
130−140
+10.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−16.5%
130−140
+16.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Far Cry 5 53
−22.6%
65
+22.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 68
+15.3%
59
−15.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−12.6%
140−150
+12.6%
Hitman 3 130−140
−16.2%
150−160
+16.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−16.9%
100−110
+16.9%
Metro Exodus 98
−63.3%
160
+63.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−21.6%
120−130
+21.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 307
+54.3%
199
−54.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−14.5%
85−90
+14.5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−15.5%
80−85
+15.5%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−10.1%
130−140
+10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−18.7%
85−90
+18.7%
Far Cry 5 52
−19.2%
62
+19.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 65
+18.2%
55
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−12.6%
140−150
+12.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+14.6%
157
−14.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−14.5%
85−90
+14.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−19.7%
85−90
+19.7%
Hitman 3 80−85
−22.2%
95−100
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−20.3%
70−75
+20.3%
Metro Exodus 84
−104%
171
+104%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−24.6%
80−85
+24.6%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−21.7%
55−60
+21.7%
Battlefield 5 85−90
−12.6%
95−100
+12.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Far Cry 5 52
−23.1%
64
+23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
+14.5%
55
−14.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−18.9%
100−110
+18.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−23.7%
45−50
+23.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−25.6%
45−50
+25.6%
Hitman 3 40−45
−23.3%
50−55
+23.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
Metro Exodus 70
+27.3%
55
−27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+47.5%
99
−47.5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−17.3%
60−65
+17.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 50
−20%
60
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
+14.5%
55
−14.5%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−20%
70−75
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 41.21 48.35
Recency 5 October 2020 8 June 2021
Cost $4649 $2249
Memory bus width 384 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 10752 3840
Memory bandwidth 768 512
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 300 Watt 250 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

AMD Radeon Pro W6800
Radeon Pro W6800

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of Quadro RTX A6000 by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to Quadro RTX A6000 by AMD is Radeon Pro Vega II Duo, which is slower by 2% and lower by 6 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of Radeon Pro W6800 by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon Pro W6800 from NVIDIA is Quadro RTX 6000, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon Pro W6800:

Quadro GV100 100.7
Radeon Pro W6800 100
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