Radeon RX 6850M XT vs Pro Duo Polaris
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 103 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.36 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | 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 | 2304 ×2 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1243 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2581 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 179.0 ×2 | 413.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.728 TFLOPS ×2 | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 ×2 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 640 KB |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 96 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB ×2 | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s ×2 | 384.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 April 2017 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 165 Watt |
Pro Duo Polaris has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 51.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro Duo Polaris and Radeon RX 6850M XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Duo Polaris is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook one.
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