Radeon Pro W6800X vs RX 6800 XT

Place in the ranking	28	105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	50.65	14.81
Power efficiency	14.96	13.96
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)	3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6800 XT has 242% better value for money than Pro W6800X.

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	4608	3840
Core clock speed	1825 MHz	1800 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz	2087 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	648.0	500.9
Floating-point processing power	20.74 TFLOPS	16.03 TFLOPS
ROPs	128	96
TMUs	288	240
Ray Tracing Cores	72	60

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	Apple MPX
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	Quad-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	Apple MPX

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	512.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI	+	+

API 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	6.7
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. 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 6800 XT 65.04
+60.8%

Pro W6800X 40.46

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 6800 XT 25008
+60.8%

Pro W6800X 15556

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	203 +69.2%	120−130 −69.2%
1440p	145 +61.1%	90−95 −61.1%
4K	100 +66.7%	60−65 −66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.20 +630%	23.33 −630%
1440p	4.48 +595%	31.10 −595%
4K	6.49 +619%	46.65 −619%

RX 6800 XT has 630% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6800 XT has 595% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6800 XT has 619% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Elden Ring	240−250 +65.3%	150−160 −65.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +67.1%	70−75 −67.1%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Forza Horizon 4	404 +61.6%	250−260 −61.6%
Metro Exodus	127 +69.3%	75−80 −69.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +62.7%	75−80 −62.7%
Valorant	401 +67.1%	240−250 −67.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +67.1%	70−75 −67.1%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Dota 2	155 +63.2%	95−100 −63.2%
Elden Ring	240−250 +65.3%	150−160 −65.3%
Far Cry 5	58 +65.7%	35−40 −65.7%
Fortnite	250−260 +70%	150−160 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	355 +61.4%	220−230 −61.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	150 +66.7%	90−95 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	120 +71.4%	70−75 −71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +65.4%	130−140 −65.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	129 +61.3%	80−85 −61.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +74%	100−105 −74%
Valorant	173 +73%	100−105 −73%
World of Tanks	270−280 +64.1%	170−180 −64.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +67.1%	70−75 −67.1%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Dota 2	145 +61.1%	90−95 −61.1%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +66.7%	75−80 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	302 +67.8%	180−190 −67.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +65.4%	130−140 −65.4%
Valorant	356 +61.8%	220−230 −61.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	120 +71.4%	70−75 −71.4%
Elden Ring	160−170 +65%	100−105 −65%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 +71.4%	70−75 −71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +75%	100−105 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 +66%	50−55 −66%
World of Tanks	400−450 +63.7%	270−280 −63.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +74%	50−55 −74%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +68%	50−55 −68%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +68%	50−55 −68%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +68.4%	95−100 −68.4%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +70.8%	130−140 −70.8%
Metro Exodus	112 +72.3%	65−70 −72.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +64.7%	85−90 −64.7%
Valorant	278 +63.5%	170−180 −63.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +75.6%	45−50 −75.6%
Dota 2	134 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%
Elden Ring	85−90 +74%	50−55 −74%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%
Metro Exodus	56 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +60.8%	130−140 −60.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	134 +67.5%	80−85 −67.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +68%	50−55 −68%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +75.6%	45−50 −75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Dota 2	122 +62.7%	75−80 −62.7%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +61.5%	65−70 −61.5%
Fortnite	95−100 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%
Forza Horizon 4	133 +66.3%	80−85 −66.3%
Valorant	153 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%