RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6850M XT with RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RX 6850M XT
2022
12 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
40.93

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell outperforms RX 6850M XT by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1045
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.8946.29
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 22GB203
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a 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 cores25608960
Core clock speed2321 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed2581 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate413.0732.8
Floating-point processing power13.21 TFLOPS46.9 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs160280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Cores4070

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-12.0
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 6850M XT 40.93
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 85.12
+108%

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 6850M XT 17336
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 36058
+108%

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 HD137
−104%
280−290
+104%
1440p85
−100%
170−180
+100%
4K57
−93%
110−120
+93%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−94%
450−500
+94%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
−87.5%
300−310
+87.5%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 110−120
−100%
230−240
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−103%
280−290
+103%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−94%
450−500
+94%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−106%
280−290
+106%
Far Cry 5 109
−102%
220−230
+102%
Fortnite 170−180
−95.5%
350−400
+95.5%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−87.5%
300−310
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−108%
270−280
+108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−86.3%
300−310
+86.3%
Valorant 230−240
−89.1%
450−500
+89.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−103%
280−290
+103%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−94%
450−500
+94%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−97.1%
550−600
+97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
−108%
220−230
+108%
Dota 2 113
−104%
230−240
+104%
Far Cry 5 105
−100%
210−220
+100%
Fortnite 170−180
−95.5%
350−400
+95.5%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−87.5%
300−310
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−108%
270−280
+108%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
−106%
260−270
+106%
Metro Exodus 116
−107%
240−250
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−86.3%
300−310
+86.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 198
−102%
400−450
+102%
Valorant 230−240
−89.1%
450−500
+89.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−103%
280−290
+103%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
−107%
180−190
+107%
Dota 2 95
−100%
190−200
+100%
Far Cry 5 102
−106%
210−220
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−87.5%
300−310
+87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−86.3%
300−310
+86.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
−105%
250−260
+105%
Valorant 230−240
−89.1%
450−500
+89.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
−95.5%
350−400
+95.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−102%
220−230
+102%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 290−300
−106%
600−650
+106%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
−102%
180−190
+102%
Metro Exodus 68
−106%
140−150
+106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−100%
350−400
+100%
Valorant 260−270
−105%
550−600
+105%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
−100%
110−120
+100%
Far Cry 5 99
−102%
200−210
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−105%
250−260
+105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−107%
170−180
+107%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−105%
230−240
+105%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−100%
100−105
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 99
−102%
200−210
+102%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−105%
80−85
+105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%
Valorant 250−260
−97.6%
500−550
+97.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−94%
130−140
+94%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−100%
100−105
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Dota 2 78
−105%
160−170
+105%
Far Cry 5 68
−106%
140−150
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−107%
170−180
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−103%
120−130
+103%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−96.4%
110−120
+96.4%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is 104% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is 93% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.93 85.12
Recency 4 January 2022 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 140 Watt

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has a 108% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 17.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6850M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook graphics card while RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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