AMD Radeon Pro W6900X: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Radeon Pro W6900X sales 3 August 2021 at a recommended price of $4,999 . This is a RDNA 2.0 architecture desktop card based on 7 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at designers. 32 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 16 GB/s are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is quad-slot card attached via PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 267 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 300 Watt.
We have no data on Radeon Pro W6900X benchmark results.
General info
Some basic facts about Radeon Pro W6900X: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022) | |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | |
| Market segment | Workstation | |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (2 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,999 | |
| Current price | $5220 (1x MSRP) | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Technical specs
Radeon Pro W6900X's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon Pro W6900X's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 5120 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Boost clock speed | 2150 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 688.0 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon Pro W6900X and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Width | Quad-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon Pro W6900X: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 19000 (GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB) |
| Memory clock speed | 16 GB/s | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon Pro W6900X. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt | |
| HDMI | + |
API support
APIs supported by Radeon Pro W6900X, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | |
| Vulkan | 1.2 |
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon Pro W6900X is Quadro GV100.
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