Arc Pro B50 vs Radeon Pro W6900X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6900X and Arc Pro B50, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W6900X
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
39.38
+32.1%

Pro W6900X outperforms Pro B50 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking106194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3547.44
Power efficiency10.5734.32
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21BMG-G21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date3 August 2021 (4 years ago)5 September 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,999 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Arc Pro B50 has 1316% better value for money than Pro W6900X.

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 cores51202048
Core clock speed1825 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed2150 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate688.0332.8
Floating-point processing power22.02 TFLOPS10.65 TFLOPS
ROPs12816
TMUs320128
Ray Tracing Cores8016
L0 Cache1.3 MBno data
L1 Cache1 MBno data
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache128 MBno data

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 5.0 x8
Length267 mm167 mm
WidthQuad-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s224.0 GB/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 Connectors1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.4

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 W6900X 39.38
+32.1%
Arc Pro B50 29.82

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 W6900X 17413
+32.1%
Arc Pro B50 13186
Samples: 6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.38 29.82
Recency 3 August 2021 5 September 2025
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 70 Watt

Pro W6900X has a 32.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Arc Pro B50, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc Pro B50 in performance tests.

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