NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD Radeon RX 6800M

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Combined performance score

RX 6800M
34.23

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 192% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1431
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Value for moneyno data10.69
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameNavi 22AD102-300-A1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2021 (2 years old)20 September 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599
Current priceno data$1756 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256016384
Core clock speed2116 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate413.01,290

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6800M and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API support

List of supported graphics 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
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDAno data8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 6800M 34.23
RTX 4090 100.00
+192%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 192% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6800M 13264
RTX 4090 38753
+192%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 192% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6800M 77244
RTX 4090 137170
+77.6%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 78% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6800M 40391
RTX 4090 104937
+160%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 160% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6800M 34199
RTX 4090 73174
+114%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 114% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6800M 160859
RTX 4090 250667
+55.8%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 56% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX 6800M 482999
RTX 4090 771257
+59.7%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 60% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 118
RTX 4090 310
+164%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 164% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 131
+2.8%
RTX 4090 127

Radeon RX 6800M outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 3% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 39
+37.6%
RTX 4090 28

Radeon RX 6800M outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 38% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 181
RTX 4090 265
+46.8%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 47% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 101
RTX 4090 120
+18.4%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 18% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 60
RTX 4090 268
+350%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 350% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 141
RTX 4090 437
+211%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 211% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6800M 3
RTX 4090 84
+2783%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 2783% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RX 6800M 226
RTX 4090 550
+143%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6800M by 143% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

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 HD107
−148%
265
+148%
1440p70
−203%
212
+203%
4K43
−249%
150
+249%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 123
−82.9%
225
+82.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−273%
235
+273%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
−163%
287
+163%
Battlefield 5 143
−35%
190−200
+35%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
−91.4%
170−180
+91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 110
−102%
222
+102%
Far Cry 5 106
−97.2%
209
+97.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 96
−85.4%
178
+85.4%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−188%
300−350
+188%
Hitman 3 100−110
−103%
210−220
+103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−272%
275
+272%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
−50%
180−190
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
−145%
294
+145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85
−121%
188
+121%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−251%
221
+251%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90
−176%
248
+176%
Battlefield 5 141
−36.9%
190−200
+36.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
−91.4%
170−180
+91.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
−110%
214
+110%
Far Cry 5 102
−97.1%
201
+97.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 94
−81.9%
171
+81.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−188%
300−350
+188%
Hitman 3 100−110
−103%
210−220
+103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 47
−432%
250
+432%
Metro Exodus 105
−115%
226
+115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
−113%
180−190
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 109
−164%
288
+164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 188
−205%
573
+205%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
−119%
173
+119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−184%
179
+184%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−182%
220
+182%
Battlefield 5 139
−38.8%
190−200
+38.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 98
−114%
210
+114%
Far Cry 5 95
−96.8%
187
+96.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
−87.8%
154
+87.8%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−188%
300−350
+188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
−180%
305
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
−122%
153
+122%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
−171%
140−150
+171%
Hitman 3 60−65
−249%
210−220
+249%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−404%
237
+404%
Metro Exodus 59
−200%
177
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−75.5%
90−95
+75.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
−235%
271
+235%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−319%
155
+319%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 63
−190%
183
+190%
Battlefield 5 130
−50.8%
190−200
+50.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 51
−202%
154
+202%
Far Cry 5 100
−86%
186
+86%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
−83.1%
152
+83.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−293%
280−290
+293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−470%
268
+470%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
−176%
152
+176%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%
Hitman 3 30−35
−276%
120−130
+276%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−648%
187
+648%
Metro Exodus 38
−261%
137
+261%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−93.9%
60−65
+93.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
−333%
186
+333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
−367%
280
+367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−422%
120
+422%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−216%
120
+216%
Battlefield 5 82
−65.9%
130−140
+65.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−248%
80
+248%
Far Cry 5 61
−184%
173
+184%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
−127%
145
+127%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−429%
250−260
+429%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
−255%
117
+255%

This is how RX 6800M and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 148% faster than RX 6800M

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 203% faster than RX 6800M

4K resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 249% faster than RX 6800M

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 648% faster than the RX 6800M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed RX 6800M in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 34.23 100.00
Recency 1 June 2021 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 450 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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