Radeon Pro W6800 vs RX 6500 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 XT with Radeon Pro W6800, including specs and performance data.

RX 6500 XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 107 Watt
24.87

Pro W6800 outperforms RX 6500 XT by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking22351
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.6125.16
Power efficiency16.0314.23
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 January 2022 (3 years ago)8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $2,249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 133% better value for money than Pro W6800.

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 cores10243840
Core clock speed2610 MHz2075 MHz
Boost clock speed2815 MHz2320 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)107 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate180.2556.8
Floating-point processing power5.765 TFLOPS17.82 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs64240
Ray Tracing Cores1660

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 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 amount8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2248 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.9 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a6x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.22.1
Vulkan1.31.2

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.

RX 6500 XT 24.87
Pro W6800 51.60
+107%

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.

RX 6500 XT 9560
Pro W6800 19832
+107%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6500 XT 22954
Pro W6800 44404
+93.4%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6500 XT 76445
Pro W6800 82458
+7.9%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6500 XT 15712
Pro W6800 27937
+77.8%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6500 XT 91909
Pro W6800 92363
+0.5%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6500 XT 356129
Pro W6800 440592
+23.7%

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 HD64
−145%
157
+145%
1440p30
−300%
120
+300%
4K16
−481%
93
+481%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.11
+361%
14.32
−361%
1440p6.63
+183%
18.74
−183%
4K12.44
+94.4%
24.18
−94.4%
  • RX 6500 XT has 361% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6500 XT has 183% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6500 XT has 94% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 64
−81.3%
110−120
+81.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
−58.3%
110−120
+58.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−52.6%
110−120
+52.6%
Counter-Strike 2 40
−190%
110−120
+190%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
−322%
110−120
+322%
Forza Horizon 4 128
−120%
282
+120%
Forza Horizon 5 66
−97%
130−140
+97%
Metro Exodus 97
+59%
61
−59%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−77.8%
95−100
+77.8%
Valorant 100−105
−118%
210−220
+118%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−52.6%
110−120
+52.6%
Counter-Strike 2 28
−314%
110−120
+314%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−571%
110−120
+571%
Dota 2 106
−7.5%
114
+7.5%
Far Cry 5 43
−4.7%
45
+4.7%
Fortnite 120−130
−66.4%
200−210
+66.4%
Forza Horizon 4 107
−159%
277
+159%
Forza Horizon 5 35
−271%
130−140
+271%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−40.7%
121
+40.7%
Metro Exodus 62
−87.1%
116
+87.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−37.8%
210−220
+37.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−77.8%
95−100
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−115%
170−180
+115%
Valorant 100−105
−118%
210−220
+118%
World of Tanks 250−260
−8.6%
270−280
+8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−52.6%
110−120
+52.6%
Counter-Strike 2 24
−383%
110−120
+383%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−660%
110−120
+660%
Dota 2 110
+27.9%
86
−27.9%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−42.9%
110−120
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 83
−223%
268
+223%
Forza Horizon 5 47
−177%
130−140
+177%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−37.8%
210−220
+37.8%
Valorant 100−105
−118%
210−220
+118%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 37
−138%
88
+138%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
−138%
88
+138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−143%
55−60
+143%
World of Tanks 160−170
−100%
300−350
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−68%
80−85
+68%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−90.3%
55−60
+90.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−556%
55−60
+556%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−121%
150−160
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−279%
212
+279%
Forza Horizon 5 23
−291%
90−95
+291%
Metro Exodus 57
+3.6%
55
−3.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−173%
100−110
+173%
Valorant 65−70
−176%
180−190
+176%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7
−729%
55−60
+729%
Dota 2 34
−268%
125
+268%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
−268%
125
+268%
Metro Exodus 11
−400%
55
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
−133%
170−180
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−131%
35−40
+131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−268%
125
+268%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−146%
60−65
+146%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−164%
55−60
+164%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Dota 2 67
−40.3%
94
+40.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−164%
85−90
+164%
Fortnite 30−35
−168%
80−85
+168%
Forza Horizon 4 25
−404%
126
+404%
Forza Horizon 5 3
−1667%
50−55
+1667%
Valorant 30−35
−219%
100−110
+219%

This is how RX 6500 XT and Pro W6800 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 145% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 300% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 481% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 59% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro W6800 is 1667% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 XT is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • Pro W6800 is ahead in 60 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.87 51.60
Recency 19 January 2022 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 107 Watt 250 Watt

RX 6500 XT has an age advantage of 7 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.6% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800, on the other hand, has a 107.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation one.


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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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