RTX A2000 12 GB vs Radeon Pro W6800X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800X and RTX A2000 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W6800X
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
40.33
+13.5%

Pro W6800X outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB 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 ranking102141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.0788.43
Power efficiency14.0635.41
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date3 August 2021 (3 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,799 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 12 GB has 529% 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 cores38403328
Core clock speed1800 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed2087 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate500.9124.8
Floating-point processing power16.03 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs240104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Cores6026

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).

InterfaceApple MPXPCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm167 mm
WidthQuad-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsApple MPXNone

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s288.0 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 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt4x mini-DisplayPort
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 Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6

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 W6800X 40.33
+13.5%
RTX A2000 12 GB 35.54

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 W6800X 15556
+13.5%
RTX A2000 12 GB 13708

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 40.33 35.54
Recency 3 August 2021 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 70 Watt

Pro W6800X has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A2000 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800X is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 12 GB in performance tests.


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