Radeon RX 6800S vs RTX A5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 with Radeon RX 6800S, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5000
2021
24 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
54.84
+44.8%

RTX A5000 outperforms 6800S by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking53135
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.3129.08
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGA102Navi 23
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (4 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 cores81922048
Core clock speed1170 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate433.9268.8
Floating-point processing power27.77 TFLOPS8.602 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs256128
Tensor Cores256no data
Ray Tracing Cores6432
L0 Cacheno data512 KB
L1 Cache8 MB512 KB
L2 Cache6 MB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 MB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RTX A5000 54.84
+44.8%
RX 6800S 37.86

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 A5000 22945
+44.9%
Samples: 819
RX 6800S 15840
Samples: 185

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 HD160−170
+37.9%
116
−37.9%
1440p100−110
+33.3%
75
−33.3%
4K55−60
+37.5%
40
−37.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 141
+0%
141
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 111
+0%
111
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 120
+0%
120
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+0%
82
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%
Valorant 214
+0%
214
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how RTX A5000 and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 is 38% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 is 38% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 54.84 37.86
Recency 12 April 2021 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 100 Watt

RTX A5000 has a 44.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6800S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 130% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800S in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook one.

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