Radeon 860M vs Pro W6900X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro W6900X with Radeon 860M, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6900X outperforms 860M by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 86 | 427 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.39 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.28 | 54.36 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (3 years ago) | March 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 5120 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1825 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2150 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 688.0 | 96.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 22.02 TFLOPS | 3.072 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 8 |
| TMUs | 320 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 80 | 8 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | Quad-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt | Portable Device Dependent |
| 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 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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.
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.
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 HD | 90−95
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 55.54 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 41.32 | 10.92 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pro W6900X has a 278.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon 860M, on the other hand, has a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 1900% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro W6900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 860M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6900X is a workstation card while Radeon 860M is a notebook one.
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