A2 PCIe vs Radeon RX 6850 XT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2022 (4 years ago) | 10 November 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
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 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2250 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 325 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 648.0 | 70.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 20.74 TFLOPS | 4.531 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 32 |
| TMUs | 288 | 40 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 10 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 18 GB/s | 1563 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 576.0 GB/s | 200.1 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
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 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 325 Watt | 60 Watt |
RX 6850 XT has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
A2 PCIe, on the other hand, has 441.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6850 XT and A2 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6850 XT is a desktop graphics card while A2 PCIe is a workstation one.
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