RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6900
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 22 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.93 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | AD103 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 28 October 2020 (4 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 | 4608 | 9728 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1425 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2105 MHz | 2115 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 23,000 million | 45,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 606.2 | 643.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 19.4 TFLOPS | 41.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 112 |
| TMUs | 288 | 304 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 304 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 76 |
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 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| 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 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 16 GB/s | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API 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 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 October 2020 | 21 March 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 120 Watt |
RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 112.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6900 and RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop card while RTX 5000 Embedded Ada Generation is a mobile workstation 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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