Radeon RX 6850M XT vs RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile

Place in the ranking	32	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.01	18.85
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)

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	4096	2560
Core clock speed	930 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	1680 MHz	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	413.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	64
TMUs	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	20000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	384.0 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 data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.3

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.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 59.78
+37.6%

RX 6850M XT 43.46

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.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 23889
+37.5%

RX 6850M XT 17369

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.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 51771
+23.2%

RX 6850M XT 42016

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.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 30422

RX 6850M XT 33901
+11.4%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile 14861
+25.5%

RX 6850M XT 11837

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	190−200 +36.7%	139 −36.7%
1440p	110−120 +26.4%	87 −26.4%
4K	90−95 +34.3%	67 −34.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 +0%	160 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	68 +0%	68 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	297 +0%	297 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +0%	53 +0%
Dota 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Far Cry 5	44 +0%	44 +0%
Fortnite	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	259 +0%	259 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +0%	126 +0%
Metro Exodus	43 +0%	43 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +0%	44 +0%
Dota 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	227 +0%	227 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	89 +0%	89 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	89 +0%	89 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +0%	166 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	99 +0%	99 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 +0%	99 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +0%	99 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +0%	13 +0%
Dota 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	92 +0%	92 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

This is how RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is 37% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is 26% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is 34% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	59.78	43.46
Recency	12 October 2022	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	165 Watt

RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 37.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has 36.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6850M XT in performance tests.

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