Radeon RX 6800 vs Pro SSG

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro SSG with Radeon RX 6800, including specs and performance data.

Pro SSG
2016, $9,999
4 GB HBM, 260 Watt
26.11

RX 6800 outperforms Pro SSG by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24965
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5043.28
Power efficiency7.7416.20
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameFijiNavi 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date26 July 2016 (9 years ago)28 October 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999 $579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 6800 has 8556% better value for money than Pro SSG.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores40963840
Core clock speed1000 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8505.2
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs256240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L0 Cacheno data960 KB
L1 Cache1 MB768 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeHBMGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 1.4a, 3x mini-DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.2.1701.2

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.

Pro SSG 26.11
RX 6800 52.50
+101%

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.

Pro SSG 10971
Samples: 6
RX 6800 22058
+101%
Samples: 4100

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 HD85−90
−105%
174
+105%
1440p50−55
−104%
102
+104%
4K30−35
−107%
62
+107%

Cost per frame, $

1080p117.64
−3435%
3.33
+3435%
1440p199.98
−3423%
5.68
+3423%
4K333.30
−3469%
9.34
+3469%
  • RX 6800 has 3435% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6800 has 3423% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6800 has 3469% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 350
+0%
350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 349
+0%
349
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+0%
115
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 197
+0%
197
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 232
+0%
232
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 259
+0%
259
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 186
+0%
186
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210
+0%
210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%
Metro Exodus 147
+0%
147
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 269
+0%
269
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 175
+0%
175
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
+0%
132
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Pro SSG and RX 6800 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 105% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 104% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 107% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.11 52.50
Recency 26 July 2016 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 250 Watt

RX 6800 has a 101.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro SSG in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro SSG is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon Pro SSG
Radeon Pro SSG
AMD Radeon RX 6800
Radeon RX 6800

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


2 3653 votes

Rate Radeon Pro SSG on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.3 2295 votes

Rate Radeon RX 6800 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon Pro SSG or Radeon RX 6800, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.