Radeon RX 6800M vs RX 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 with Radeon RX 6800M, including specs and performance data.

RX 6800
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
57.55
+66.3%

RX 6800 outperforms RX 6800M by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.58no data
Power efficiency15.8816.46
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21Navi 22
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$579 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38402560
Core clock speed1700 MHz2116 MHz
Boost clock speed2105 MHz2390 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate505.2382.4
Floating-point processing power16.17 TFLOPS12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240160
Ray Tracing Cores6040

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s384.0 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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
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 Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.21.3

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 57.55
+66.3%
RX 6800M 34.60

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 22128
+66.3%
RX 6800M 13306

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 6800 55084
+36.4%
RX 6800M 40391

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 6800 106236
+37.5%
RX 6800M 77244

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 6800 45441
+32.9%
RX 6800M 34199

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 6800 205274
+27.6%
RX 6800M 160859

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 6800 531548
+10.1%
RX 6800M 482999

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX 6800 214
+82.1%
RX 6800M 118

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX 6800 232
+77.8%
RX 6800M 131

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX 6800 171
+341%
RX 6800M 39

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX 6800 319
+76.7%
RX 6800M 181

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX 6800 140
+38.8%
RX 6800M 101

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX 6800 123
+107%
RX 6800M 60

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX 6800 212
+50.5%
RX 6800M 141

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX 6800 36
+1148%
RX 6800M 3

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX 6800 354
+56.4%
RX 6800M 226

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 HD177
+63.9%
108
−63.9%
1440p100
+42.9%
70
−42.9%
4K63
+37%
46
−37%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.27no data
1440p5.79no data
4K9.19no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 186
+166%
70−75
−166%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+9.8%
123
−9.8%
Elden Ring 156
+75.3%
89
−75.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+20.6%
95−100
−20.6%
Counter-Strike 2 148
+111%
70−75
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
−11.8%
104
+11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 415
+78.9%
232
−78.9%
Metro Exodus 164
+70.8%
96
−70.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+7.1%
98
−7.1%
Valorant 250−260
+84.1%
130−140
−84.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+20.6%
95−100
−20.6%
Counter-Strike 2 118
+68.6%
70−75
−68.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
−5.7%
92
+5.7%
Dota 2 154
+31.6%
117
−31.6%
Elden Ring 255
+48.3%
172
−48.3%
Far Cry 5 104
+117%
48
−117%
Fortnite 220−230
+44.6%
150−160
−44.6%
Forza Horizon 4 341
+61.6%
211
−61.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+42%
112
−42%
Metro Exodus 132
+51.7%
87
−51.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+13.2%
190−200
−13.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+22.1%
86
−22.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+46.2%
110−120
−46.2%
Valorant 250−260
+84.1%
130−140
−84.1%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0.4%
270−280
−0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+20.6%
95−100
−20.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+90%
70−75
−90%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
−1.2%
85
+1.2%
Dota 2 128
+11.3%
115
−11.3%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+27.5%
90−95
−27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+63.9%
180
−63.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+13.2%
190−200
−13.2%
Valorant 250−260
+84.1%
130−140
−84.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 125
+48.8%
84
−48.8%
Elden Ring 149
+56.8%
95
−56.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+48.8%
84
−48.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+24.5%
53
−24.5%
World of Tanks 350−400
+70.1%
220−230
−70.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+30.3%
65−70
−30.3%
Counter-Strike 2 70
+112%
30−35
−112%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+40.8%
49
−40.8%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 215
+48.3%
145
−48.3%
Metro Exodus 138
+66.3%
83
−66.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+107%
55−60
−107%
Valorant 220−230
+114%
100−110
−114%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 47
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Dota 2 132
+55.3%
85
−55.3%
Elden Ring 72
+63.6%
44
−63.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
+55.3%
85
−55.3%
Metro Exodus 55
+44.7%
38
−44.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+85.5%
110−120
−85.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+30.3%
33
−30.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+55.3%
85
−55.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+87.2%
35−40
−87.2%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+45.5%
22
−45.5%
Dota 2 102
+7.4%
95
−7.4%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+112%
45−50
−112%
Fortnite 95−100
+104%
45−50
−104%
Forza Horizon 4 127
+64.9%
77
−64.9%
Valorant 120−130
+132%
50−55
−132%

This is how RX 6800 and RX 6800M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 64% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 43% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 37% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6800 is 166% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6800M is 12% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
  • RX 6800M is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.55 34.60
Recency 28 October 2020 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 145 Watt

RX 6800 has a 66.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6800M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 72.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook one.


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