RTX A400 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 XT with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.

RX 6800 XT
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
64.86
+602%

RX 6800 XT outperforms RTX A400 by a whopping 602% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking28469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.43no data
Power efficiency15.6013.33
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21GA107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 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 cores4608768
Core clock speed1825 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed2250 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate648.042.29
Floating-point processing power20.74 TFLOPS2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs12816
TMUs28824
Tensor Coresno data24
Ray Tracing Cores726

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 mm163 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s96 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C4x mini-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-8.6

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.

RX 6800 XT 64.86
+602%
RTX A400 9.24

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.

RX 6800 XT 25027
+602%
RTX A400 3564

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 HD198
+633%
27−30
−633%
1440p135
+650%
18−20
−650%
4K91
+658%
12−14
−658%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+681%
16−18
−681%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130−140
+644%
18−20
−644%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
+652%
21−24
−652%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+663%
27−30
−663%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+625%
16−18
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+681%
16−18
−681%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+619%
16−18
−619%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+648%
21−24
−648%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+677%
30−33
−677%
Hitman 3 132
+633%
18−20
−633%
Horizon Zero Dawn 240−250
+700%
30−33
−700%
Metro Exodus 144
+700%
18−20
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+663%
16−18
−663%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 260−270
+666%
35−40
−666%
Watch Dogs: Legion 309
+673%
40−45
−673%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130−140
+644%
18−20
−644%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 135
+650%
18−20
−650%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+663%
27−30
−663%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+625%
16−18
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+681%
16−18
−681%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+619%
16−18
−619%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+648%
21−24
−648%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+677%
30−33
−677%
Hitman 3 136
+656%
18−20
−656%
Horizon Zero Dawn 240−250
+700%
30−33
−700%
Metro Exodus 144
+700%
18−20
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+644%
16−18
−644%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 355
+610%
50−55
−610%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+661%
18−20
−661%
Watch Dogs: Legion 309
+673%
40−45
−673%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130−140
+644%
18−20
−644%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+638%
16−18
−638%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+625%
16−18
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+681%
16−18
−681%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+619%
16−18
−619%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+677%
30−33
−677%
Hitman 3 122
+663%
16−18
−663%
Horizon Zero Dawn 279
+697%
35−40
−697%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 302
+655%
40−45
−655%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160
+662%
21−24
−662%
Watch Dogs: Legion 112
+700%
14−16
−700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120
+650%
16−18
−650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+610%
21−24
−610%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+629%
14−16
−629%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+650%
10−11
−650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+717%
12−14
−717%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+660%
10−11
−660%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+633%
9−10
−633%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+660%
10−11
−660%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+674%
35−40
−674%
Hitman 3 114
+613%
16−18
−613%
Horizon Zero Dawn 215
+617%
30−33
−617%
Metro Exodus 112
+700%
14−16
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
+640%
30−33
−640%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+613%
16−18
−613%
Watch Dogs: Legion 314
+685%
40−45
−685%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+625%
16−18
−625%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+680%
10−11
−680%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%
Hitman 3 55−60
+700%
7−8
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+647%
30−33
−647%
Metro Exodus 126
+688%
16−18
−688%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+686%
14−16
−686%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+643%
7−8
−643%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+622%
9−10
−622%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+683%
6−7
−683%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+657%
14−16
−657%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 133
+639%
18−20
−639%
Watch Dogs: Legion 49
+717%
6−7
−717%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+660%
10−11
−660%

This is how RX 6800 XT and RTX A400 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is 633% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 XT is 650% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 XT is 658% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 64.86 9.24
Recency 28 October 2020 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6800 XT has a 601.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 500% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.


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