GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon Pro W6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800 with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

Pro W6800
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
51.58
+37.5%

Pro W6800 outperforms RTX 4050 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking51124
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.60no data
Power efficiency14.2425.88
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38402560
Core clock speed2075 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed2320 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate556.8211.2
Floating-point processing power17.82 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs24080
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Cores6018

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s216.0 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

Pro W6800 51.58
+37.5%
RTX 4050 37.51

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 W6800 19832
+37.5%
RTX 4050 14423

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 HD157
+42.7%
110−120
−42.7%
1440p120
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
4K93
+43.1%
65−70
−43.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.32no data
1440p18.74no data
4K24.18no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Elden Ring 180−190
+45.4%
130−140
−45.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 282
+41%
200−210
−41%
Metro Exodus 61
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%
Valorant 210−220
+45.3%
150−160
−45.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Dota 2 114
+42.5%
80−85
−42.5%
Elden Ring 180−190
+45.4%
130−140
−45.4%
Far Cry 5 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
Fortnite 200−210
+38.7%
150−160
−38.7%
Forza Horizon 4 277
+38.5%
200−210
−38.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
+42.4%
85−90
−42.4%
Metro Exodus 116
+45%
80−85
−45%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+43.3%
150−160
−43.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+45%
120−130
−45%
Valorant 210−220
+45.3%
150−160
−45.3%
World of Tanks 270−280
+39.5%
200−210
−39.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Dota 2 86
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+46.7%
75−80
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 268
+41.1%
190−200
−41.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+43.3%
150−160
−43.3%
Valorant 210−220
+45.3%
150−160
−45.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 88
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%
Elden Ring 110−120
+37.6%
85−90
−37.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 88
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
World of Tanks 300−350
+43.5%
230−240
−43.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+44.5%
110−120
−44.5%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+41.3%
150−160
−41.3%
Metro Exodus 55
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+44.3%
70−75
−44.3%
Valorant 180−190
+42.3%
130−140
−42.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Dota 2 125
+38.9%
90−95
−38.9%
Elden Ring 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+38.9%
90−95
−38.9%
Metro Exodus 55
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 125
+38.9%
90−95
−38.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Dota 2 94
+44.6%
65−70
−44.6%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+45%
60−65
−45%
Fortnite 80−85
+38.3%
60−65
−38.3%
Forza Horizon 4 126
+40%
90−95
−40%
Valorant 100−110
+45.7%
70−75
−45.7%

This is how Pro W6800 and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 43% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 41% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 43% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.58 37.51
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

Pro W6800 has a 37.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.


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