Radeon Pro W6800X vs Pro W5700X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5700X and Radeon Pro W6800X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W5700X
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 205 Watt
45.65
+13.1%

Pro W5700X outperforms Pro W6800X by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking75102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.5914.24
Power efficiency15.2713.84
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date11 December 2019 (5 years ago)3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5700X has 206% better value for money than Pro W6800X.

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 cores23043840
Core clock speed1243 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed2040 MHz2087 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate293.8500.9
Floating-point processing power9.4 TFLOPS16.03 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs144240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 x16Apple MPX
Length305 mm267 mm
WidthQuad-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneApple MPX

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 W5700X 45.65
+13.1%
Pro W6800X 40.37

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 W5700X 17590
+13.1%
Pro W6800X 15556

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.65 40.37
Recency 11 December 2019 3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 200 Watt

Pro W5700X has a 13.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro W6800X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 2.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6800X in performance tests.


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