Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Quadro T1000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	318	29
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	50.67
Power efficiency	24.07	14.92
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	Navi 21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	896	4608
Core clock speed	765 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	75.60	648.0
Floating-point processing power	2.419 TFLOPS	20.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	56	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 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
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	7.5	-

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. 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.

T1000 Max-Q 16.82

RX 6800 XT 62.56
+272%

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.

T1000 Max-Q 6722

RX 6800 XT 24999
+272%

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	50−55 −306%	203 +306%
1440p	35−40 −314%	145 +314%
4K	24−27 −317%	100 +317%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.20
1440p	no data	4.48
4K	no data	6.49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −390%	150−160 +390%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −326%	140−150 +326%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −109%	110−120 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −390%	150−160 +390%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −326%	140−150 +326%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −461%	404 +461%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −253%	160−170 +253%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −165%	127 +165%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −198%	122 +198%
Valorant	70−75 −465%	401 +465%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −109%	110−120 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −390%	150−160 +390%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −326%	140−150 +326%
Dota 2	60−65 −146%	155 +146%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +5.2%	58 −5.2%
Fortnite	95−100 −167%	250−260 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −393%	355 +393%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −253%	160−170 +253%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −142%	150 +142%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −150%	120 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −76.2%	210−220 +76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −215%	129 +215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −222%	170−180 +222%
Valorant	70−75 −144%	173 +144%
World of Tanks	210−220 −30.4%	270−280 +30.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −109%	110−120 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −390%	150−160 +390%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −326%	140−150 +326%
Dota 2	60−65 −130%	145 +130%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −105%	120−130 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −319%	302 +319%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −253%	160−170 +253%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −76.2%	210−220 +76.2%
Valorant	70−75 −401%	356 +401%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 −344%	120 +344%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −344%	120 +344%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −8.7%	170−180 +8.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −419%	83 +419%
World of Tanks	120−130 −270%	400−450 +270%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −142%	85−90 +142%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −500%	80−85 +500%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −256%	160−170 +256%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −405%	222 +405%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −332%	120−130 +332%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −187%	112 +187%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −483%	140−150 +483%
Valorant	40−45 −532%	278 +532%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −129%	35−40 +129%
Dota 2	30−33 −347%	134 +347%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −347%	134 +347%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −367%	56 +367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −302%	200−210 +302%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −382%	53 +382%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −347%	134 +347%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −394%	80−85 +394%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −129%	35−40 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Dota 2	30−33 −307%	122 +307%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −377%	100−110 +377%
Fortnite	20−22 −380%	95−100 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −412%	133 +412%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
Valorant	20−22 −665%	153 +665%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how T1000 Max-Q and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is 306% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 314% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 317% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T1000 Max-Q is 5% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T1000 Max-Q is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RX 6800 XT is ahead in 62 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.82	62.56
Recency	27 May 2019	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt

T1000 Max-Q has 500% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 271.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T1000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T1000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.