L4 vs Radeon RX 6800M

Place in the ranking	153	280
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	16.39	19.53
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 22	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

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	2560	7424
Core clock speed	2116 MHz	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	2390 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	72 Watt
Texture fill rate	382.4	489.6
Floating-point processing power	12.24 TFLOPS	30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	160	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	169 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	300.1 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

No outputs

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	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9
DLSS	-	+

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.

RX 6800M 34.23
+69%

L4 20.26

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 6800M 13316
+68.9%

L4 7884

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	107 +78.3%	60−65 −78.3%
1440p	70 +75%	40−45 −75%
4K	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	154 +71.1%	90−95 −71.1%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	123 +75.7%	70−75 −75.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	121 +72.9%	70−75 −72.9%
Battlefield 5	143 +78.8%	80−85 −78.8%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	110 +69.2%	65−70 −69.2%
Far Cry 5	106 +76.7%	60−65 −76.7%
Fortnite	140−150 +70.6%	85−90 −70.6%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +78.6%	70−75 −78.6%
Forza Horizon 5	86 +72%	50−55 −72%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
Valorant	190−200 +80.9%	110−120 −80.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	85 +70%	50−55 −70%
Battlefield 5	141 +76.3%	80−85 −76.3%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280 +72.5%	160−170 −72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +70%	60−65 −70%
Dota 2	126 +80%	70−75 −80%
Far Cry 5	102 +70%	60−65 −70%
Fortnite	140−150 +70.6%	85−90 −70.6%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +78.6%	70−75 −78.6%
Forza Horizon 5	120 +71.4%	70−75 −71.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	112 +72.3%	65−70 −72.3%
Metro Exodus	105 +75%	60−65 −75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	188 +70.9%	110−120 −70.9%
Valorant	190−200 +80.9%	110−120 −80.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	139 +73.8%	80−85 −73.8%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +72.5%	40−45 −72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	98 +78.2%	55−60 −78.2%
Dota 2	115 +76.9%	65−70 −76.9%
Far Cry 5	95 +72.7%	55−60 −72.7%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +78.6%	70−75 −78.6%
Forza Horizon 5	81 +80%	45−50 −80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +72%	75−80 −72%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 +81.7%	60−65 −81.7%
Valorant	190−200 +80.9%	110−120 −80.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

140−150

+70.6%

85−90
−70.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230 +70.8%	130−140 −70.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%
Metro Exodus	59 +96.7%	30−33 −96.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +75%	100−105 −75%
Valorant	230−240 +80.8%	130−140 −80.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	130 +73.3%	75−80 −73.3%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	51 +70%	30−33 −70%
Far Cry 5	100 +81.8%	55−60 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +76%	50−55 −76%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +90%	30−33 −90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +93.3%	30−33 −93.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

80−85
+82.2%

45−50

−82.2%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	85 +70%	50−55 −70%
Metro Exodus	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Valorant	190−200 +77.3%	110−120 −77.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	82 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Dota 2	95 +72.7%	55−60 −72.7%
Far Cry 5	61 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +93.3%	30−33 −93.3%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

35−40
+85.7%

21−24

−85.7%

This is how RX 6800M and L4 compete in popular games:

RX 6800M is 78% faster in 1080p
RX 6800M is 75% faster in 1440p
RX 6800M is 83% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.23	20.26
Recency	31 May 2021	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	72 Watt

RX 6800M has a 69% higher aggregate performance score.

L4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 101.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800M is our recommended choice as it beats the L4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook card while L4 is a workstation one.