Radeon RX 6850M XT vs Quadro M1000M

Place in performance ranking	528	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.88	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 2 (2020−2023)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 22
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$200.89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	2560
Core clock speed	993 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1072 MHz	2463 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.78	413.0
Floating-point performance	1.017 gflops	13.21 gflops

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	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB/4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	384.0 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	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	5.0	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

M1000M 7.41

RX 6850M XT 45.30
+511%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

M1000M 2859

RX 6850M XT 17473
+511%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

M1000M 4230

RX 6850M XT 42016
+893%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

M1000M 3498

RX 6850M XT 33901
+869%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

M1000M 23422

RX 6850M XT 172972
+639%

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	37 −257%	132 +257%
1440p	12−14 −583%	82 +583%
4K	13 −362%	60 +362%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−1233%

160
+1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −395%	90−95 +395%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1490%	159 +1490%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −545%	140−150 +545%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −493%	85−90 +493%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1033%	136 +1033%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −447%	90−95 +447%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −419%	100−110 +419%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −314%	200−210 +314%
Hitman 3	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −319%	180−190 +319%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −552%	130−140 +552%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −572%	160−170 +572%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −145%	130−140 +145%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −395%	90−95 +395%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1200%	130 +1200%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −545%	140−150 +545%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −493%	85−90 +493%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −783%	106 +783%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −447%	90−95 +447%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −419%	100−110 +419%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −314%	200−210 +314%
Hitman 3	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −319%	180−190 +319%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −552%	130−140 +552%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −936%	259 +936%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 −48.4%	90−95 +48.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −145%	130−140 +145%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −395%	90−95 +395%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1020%	112 +1020%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −493%	85−90 +493%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −625%	87 +625%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −447%	90−95 +447%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −314%	200−210 +314%
Hitman 3	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −319%	180−190 +319%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −808%	227 +808%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −1009%	122 +1009%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −50.9%	83 +50.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−400%

100−105
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −529%	85−90 +529%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −518%	65−70 +518%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −2733%	85 +2733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −657%	50−55 +657%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −478%	50−55 +478%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −796%	240−250 +796%
Hitman 3	10−12 −436%	55−60 +436%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −519%	95−100 +519%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −925%	80−85 +925%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2667%	166 +2667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −871%	65−70 +871%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −338%	200−210 +338%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−492%

75−80
+492%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −680%	35−40 +680%
Hitman 3	4−5 −825%	35−40 +825%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −684%	190−200 +684%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1080%	55−60 +1080%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −929%	72 +929%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1467%	47 +1467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2500%	26 +2500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −688%	60−65 +688%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −4500%	92 +4500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−486%

40−45
+486%

This is how M1000M and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 257% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 583% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 362% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 4500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6850M XT surpassed M1000M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.41	45.30
Recency	2 October 2015	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB/4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	145 Watt

M1000M has 262.5% lower power consumption.

RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has a 511.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6850M XT 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.