Radeon RX 6800M vs RX 6800

Place in the ranking	43	150
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	50.99	no data
Power efficiency	15.77	16.30
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	Navi 22
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$579	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	3840	2560
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	2116 MHz
Boost clock speed	2105 MHz	2390 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	505.2	382.4
Floating-point processing power	16.17 TFLOPS	12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	240	160
Ray Tracing Cores	60	40

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	384.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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.

RX 6800 57.55
+66.9%

RX 6800M 34.49

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 22170
+66.9%

RX 6800M 13286

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6800 55084
+36.4%

RX 6800M 40391

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6800 106236
+37.5%

RX 6800M 77244

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6800 45441
+32.9%

RX 6800M 34199

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6800 205274
+27.6%

RX 6800M 160859

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 6800 531548
+10.1%

RX 6800M 482999

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX 6800 214
+82.1%

RX 6800M 118

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX 6800 232
+77.8%

RX 6800M 131

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX 6800 171
+341%

RX 6800M 39

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX 6800 319
+76.7%

RX 6800M 181

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX 6800 140
+38.8%

RX 6800M 101

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX 6800 123
+107%

RX 6800M 60

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX 6800 212
+50.5%

RX 6800M 141

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX 6800 36
+1148%

RX 6800M 3

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX 6800 354
+56.4%

RX 6800M 226

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 HD	176 +61.5%	109 −61.5%
1440p	100 +38.9%	72 −38.9%
4K	60 +36.4%	44 −36.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.29	no data
1440p	5.79	no data
4K	9.65	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

135
+9.8%

123

−9.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +62.2%	70−75 −62.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	205 +88.1%	109 −88.1%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +64.9%	110−120 −64.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +55.7%	70−75 −55.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	115 +4.5%	110 −4.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +43.4%	75−80 −43.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +61.6%	85−90 −61.6%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +25.8%	170−180 −25.8%
Hitman 3	110−120 +63.9%	70−75 −63.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +48%	140−150 −48%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +34.2%	110−120 −34.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +16.3%	98 −16.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +89.3%	120−130 −89.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +21.5%	120−130 −21.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +62.2%	70−75 −62.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	172 +91.1%	90 −91.1%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +64.9%	110−120 −64.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +55.7%	70−75 −55.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +2%	102 −2%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +43.4%	75−80 −43.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +61.6%	85−90 −61.6%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +25.8%	170−180 −25.8%
Hitman 3	110−120 +63.9%	70−75 −63.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +48%	140−150 −48%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +34.2%	110−120 −34.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +37.3%	83 −37.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	341 +61.6%	211 −61.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +66.7%	70−75 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +21.5%	120−130 −21.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +62.2%	70−75 −62.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	162 +108%	78 −108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +55.7%	70−75 −55.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +1%	98 −1%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +43.4%	75−80 −43.4%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +25.8%	170−180 −25.8%
Hitman 3	110−120 +63.9%	70−75 −63.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	237 +37.8%	172 −37.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	295 +63.9%	180 −63.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +39.4%	109 −39.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	88 +27.5%	69 −27.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+21.3%

−21.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +90.8%	65−70 −90.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +73.1%	50−55 −73.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +78.4%	35−40 −78.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +129%	63 −129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +45.1%	51 −45.1%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +67.5%	40−45 −67.5%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +37.1%	190−200 −37.1%
Hitman 3	80−85 +88.4%	40−45 −88.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	186 +46.5%	127 −46.5%
Metro Exodus	138 +66.3%	83 −66.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +48.3%	145 −48.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +106%	45−50 −106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +29.4%	170−180 −29.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
+5.4%

−5.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +91.2%	30−35 −91.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +92.9%	27−30 −92.9%
Hitman 3	70 +25%	56 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +31.3%	160−170 −31.3%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +65%	60 −65%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	99 +161%	38 −161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +47.8%	23 −47.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +90%	20−22 −90%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +87.2%	45−50 −87.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +64.9%	77 −64.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45 +36.4%	33 −36.4%