GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon Pro W6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800 with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

Pro W6800
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
51.42
+37.1%

Pro W6800 outperforms RTX 4050 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking53124
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.63no data
Power efficiency14.1025.71
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38402560
Core clock speed2075 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed2320 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate556.8211.2
Floating-point processing power17.82 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs24080
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Cores6018

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-pin

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 amount32 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s216.0 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9

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 W6800 51.42
+37.1%
RTX 4050 37.50

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 W6800 19814
+37.1%
RTX 4050 14451

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 HD155
+40.9%
110−120
−40.9%
1440p133
+40%
95−100
−40%
4K99
+41.4%
70−75
−41.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.51no data
1440p16.91no data
4K22.72no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+44%
75−80
−44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+38.5%
65−70
−38.5%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+49.1%
110−120
−49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+42.9%
70−75
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+38.9%
90−95
−38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+43.3%
150−160
−43.3%
Hitman 3 100−110
+45.3%
75−80
−45.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+43.6%
140−150
−43.6%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+47%
100−105
−47%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+44%
75−80
−44%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+42.9%
140−150
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+43%
100−105
−43%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+44%
75−80
−44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+38.5%
65−70
−38.5%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+49.1%
110−120
−49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+42.9%
70−75
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+38.9%
90−95
−38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+43.3%
150−160
−43.3%
Hitman 3 100−110
+45.3%
75−80
−45.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+43.6%
140−150
−43.6%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+47%
100−105
−47%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+44%
75−80
−44%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 277
+38.5%
200−210
−38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+41.3%
75−80
−41.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+43%
100−105
−43%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+44%
75−80
−44%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+38.5%
65−70
−38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+42.9%
70−75
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+43.3%
150−160
−43.3%
Hitman 3 100−110
+45.3%
75−80
−45.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 225
+40.6%
160−170
−40.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 268
+41.1%
190−200
−41.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 157
+42.7%
110−120
−42.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+43%
100−105
−43%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+44%
75−80
−44%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+41.3%
75−80
−41.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+45.5%
55−60
−45.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+37.4%
190−200
−37.4%
Hitman 3 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%
Horizon Zero Dawn 179
+37.7%
130−140
−37.7%
Metro Exodus 55
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 212
+41.3%
150−160
−41.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+38.3%
60−65
−38.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+37.5%
160−170
−37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+40%
150−160
−40%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+44%
50−55
−44%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+41.4%
70−75
−41.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 126
+40%
90−95
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+40%
35−40
−40%

This is how Pro W6800 and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 41% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 40% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 41% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.42 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

Pro W6800 has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.


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