Radeon RX 6850M XT vs Pro V520

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro V520 with Radeon RX 6850M XT, including specs and performance data.

Pro V520
2020
8 GB HBM2, 225 Watt
31.76

RX 6850M XT outperforms Pro V520 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17075
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.8219.08
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 12Navi 22
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 December 2020 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores23042560
Core clock speed1000 MHz2321 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz2581 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate230.4413.0
Floating-point processing power7.373 TFLOPS13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s384.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.22.1
Vulkan1.21.3

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. 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.

Pro V520 31.76
RX 6850M XT 45.28
+42.6%

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.

Pro V520 12257
RX 6850M XT 17473
+42.6%

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 HD100−110
−43%
143
+43%
1440p60−65
−48.3%
89
+48.3%
4K40−45
−55%
62
+55%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 159
+0%
159
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130
+0%
130
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+0%
106
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 259
+0%
259
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 112
+0%
112
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+0%
87
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 227
+0%
227
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 83
+0%
83
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+0%
85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
+0%
166
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+0%
47
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 92
+0%
92
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how Pro V520 and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6850M XT is 43% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6850M XT is 48% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6850M XT is 55% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.76 45.28
Recency 1 December 2020 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 165 Watt

RX 6850M XT has a 42.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro V520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro V520 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook one.


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