GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 vs Radeon Pro W6800X Duo
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 141 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.94 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.07 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (4 years ago) | 15 August 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,999 | $2,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 3840 ×2 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 1800 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1967 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 472.1 ×2 | 1,636.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.11 TFLOPS ×2 | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 ×2 | 176 |
| TMUs | 240 ×2 | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 60 ×2 | 170 |
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).
| Interface | Apple MPX | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | Quad-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB ×2 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s ×2 | 1.34 TB/s |
| 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 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 15 August 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 575 Watt |
Pro W6800X Duo has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 43.8% lower power consumption.
RTX 5090 D V2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro W6800X Duo and GeForce RTX 5090 D V2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is a desktop one.
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