UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Radeon RX 6900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 with UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), including specs and performance data.

RX 6900
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 255 Watt
63.77
+843%

RX 6900 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by a whopping 843% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.05no data
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameNavi 21Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years 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 cores460864
Boost clock speed2105 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors23,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)255 Wattno data
Texture fill rate606.2no data
Floating-point processing power19.4 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs288no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount16 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed16 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2-

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 HD190−200
+805%
21
−805%
1440p100−110
+809%
11
−809%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Sons of the Forest 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
+0%
12
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+0%
23
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 49
+0%
49
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+0%
6
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Sons of the Forest 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Sons of the Forest 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX 6900 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 is 805% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 809% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 63.77 6.76
Recency 28 October 2020 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm

RX 6900 has a 843.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop graphics card while UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a notebook one.

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