RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs Radeon Pro W6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800 and RTX 5000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W6800
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
51.58

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms Pro W6800 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.60no data
Power efficiency14.2421.66
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores384012800
Core clock speed2075 MHz1155 MHz
Boost clock speed2320 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate556.81,020
Floating-point processing power17.82 TFLOPS65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs96176
TMUs240400
Tensor Coresno data400
Ray Tracing Cores60100

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 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-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 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s576.0 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-DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
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
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 78.47
+52.1%

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
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 30174
+52.1%

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
−46.5%
230−240
+46.5%
1440p120
−50%
180−190
+50%
4K93
−50.5%
140−150
+50.5%

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
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
−47.8%
170−180
+47.8%
Elden Ring 180−190
−48.1%
280−290
+48.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
−47.8%
170−180
+47.8%
Forza Horizon 4 282
−41.8%
400−450
+41.8%
Metro Exodus 61
−47.5%
90−95
+47.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−45.8%
140−150
+45.8%
Valorant 210−220
−37.6%
300−310
+37.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
−47.8%
170−180
+47.8%
Dota 2 114
−49.1%
170−180
+49.1%
Elden Ring 180−190
−48.1%
280−290
+48.1%
Far Cry 5 45
−44.4%
65−70
+44.4%
Fortnite 200−210
−44.2%
300−310
+44.2%
Forza Horizon 4 277
−44.4%
400−450
+44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
−48.8%
180−190
+48.8%
Metro Exodus 116
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
−39.5%
300−310
+39.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−45.8%
140−150
+45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
−49.4%
260−270
+49.4%
Valorant 210−220
−37.6%
300−310
+37.6%
World of Tanks 270−280
−43.4%
400−450
+43.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−46.6%
170−180
+46.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
−47.8%
170−180
+47.8%
Dota 2 86
−51.2%
130−140
+51.2%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−45.5%
160−170
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 268
−49.3%
400−450
+49.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
−39.5%
300−310
+39.5%
Valorant 210−220
−37.6%
300−310
+37.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 88
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%
Elden Ring 110−120
−45.3%
170−180
+45.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 88
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−48.6%
260−270
+48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
World of Tanks 300−350
−51.5%
500−550
+51.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−42.9%
120−130
+42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%
Far Cry 5 150−160
−50.9%
240−250
+50.9%
Forza Horizon 4 212
−41.5%
300−310
+41.5%
Metro Exodus 55
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
−48.5%
150−160
+48.5%
Valorant 180−190
−51.4%
280−290
+51.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−46.6%
85−90
+46.6%
Dota 2 125
−52%
190−200
+52%
Elden Ring 55−60
−46.6%
85−90
+46.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
−52%
190−200
+52%
Metro Exodus 55
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−46.9%
260−270
+46.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 125
−52%
190−200
+52%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−48.4%
95−100
+48.4%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−46.6%
85−90
+46.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Dota 2 94
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−49.4%
130−140
+49.4%
Fortnite 80−85
−44.6%
120−130
+44.6%
Forza Horizon 4 126
−50.8%
190−200
+50.8%
Valorant 100−110
−47.1%
150−160
+47.1%

This is how Pro W6800 and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 46% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 51% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.58 78.47
Recency 8 June 2021 9 August 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

RTX 5000 Ada Generation has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6800 in performance tests.


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