Radeon RX 6800S vs RTX A4000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	107	103
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2 (2020−2023)
GPU code name	GA104	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	1 June 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores	5120	2048
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1680 MHz	1975 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt (80 - 125 Watt TGP)	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	290.9	268.8
Floating-point performance	18.62 gflops	8.602 gflops

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	256.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 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	8.6	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 A4000 Mobile 39.66

RX 6800S 39.85
+0.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 A4000 Mobile 15306

RX 6800S 15376
+0.5%

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	110−120 −5.5%	116 +5.5%
1440p	75−80 −1.3%	76 +1.3%
4K	35−40 −14.3%	40 +14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−6950%

141
+6950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3950%	80−85 +3950%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5450%	111 +5450%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2675%	111 +2675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1975%	160−170 +1975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3575%	140−150 +3575%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −364%	130−140 +364%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3950%	80−85 +3950%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4000%	82 +4000%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2625%	109 +2625%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1975%	160−170 +1975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4875%	199 +4875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −822%	80−85 +822%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −364%	130−140 +364%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3950%	80−85 +3950%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	74 +3600%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2325%	97 +2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1975%	160−170 +1975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4250%	174 +4250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −922%	92 +922%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −136%	66 +136%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	39
Hitman 3	6−7 −950%	63 +950%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4250%	85−90 +4250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3350%

65−70
+3350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	32

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1700%

35−40
+1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	128 +0%	128 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 +0%	107 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 +0%	90 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	111 +0%	111 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +0%	25 +0%

This is how RTX A4000 Mobile and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

RX 6800S is 5% faster in 1080p
RX 6800S is 1% faster in 1440p
RX 6800S is 14% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6800S is 6950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800S is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.66	39.85
Recency	12 April 2021	1 June 2021
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	100 Watt

RX 6800S has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between RTX A4000 Mobile and Radeon RX 6800S.

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