Radeon RX 6950 XT vs RX 6800M

Place in the ranking	149	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	34.37
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2023)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 22	Navi
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2021 (3 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099

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	2560	5120
Core clock speed	2116 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	2300 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	743.7
Floating-point processing power	13.21 gflops	23.8 gflops
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	160	320

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	576.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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 6800M 34.38

RX 6950 XT 73.27
+113%

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 6800M 13260

RX 6950 XT 28263
+113%

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 6800M 77244

RX 6950 XT 119918
+55.2%

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 6800M 40391

RX 6950 XT 72228
+78.8%

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 6800M 34199

RX 6950 XT 59882
+75.1%

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 6800M 160859

RX 6950 XT 229172
+42.5%

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 6800M 482999

RX 6950 XT 497297
+3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX 6800M 118

RX 6950 XT 143
+21.6%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX 6800M 131

RX 6950 XT 188
+43.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX 6800M 39

RX 6950 XT 53
+36.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX 6800M 181

RX 6950 XT 284
+57.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX 6800M 101

RX 6950 XT 139
+37.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX 6800M 60

RX 6950 XT 77
+29.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX 6800M 141

RX 6950 XT 286
+104%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX 6800M 3

RX 6950 XT 29
+890%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX 6800M 226

RX 6950 XT 451
+99.6%

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	111 −96.4%	218 +96.4%
1440p	73 −90.4%	139 +90.4%
4K	45 −91.1%	86 +91.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

123

−30.9%

161
+30.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −104%	150−160 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 −21.1%	130−140 +21.1%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −112%	230−240 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	110 −30%	143 +30%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −53.9%	110−120 +53.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −110%	180−190 +110%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −36%	240−250 +36%
Hitman 3	70−75 −79.2%	120−130 +79.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −78.4%	260−270 +78.4%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −36%	150−160 +36%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 −25.5%	120−130 +25.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −157%	300−350 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −26.4%	150−160 +26.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −104%	150−160 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 −46.7%	130−140 +46.7%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −112%	230−240 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 −25.5%	128 +25.5%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −53.9%	110−120 +53.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −110%	180−190 +110%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −36%	240−250 +36%
Hitman 3	70−75 −79.2%	120−130 +79.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −78.4%	260−270 +78.4%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −36%	150−160 +36%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 −48.2%	120−130 +48.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	211 −109%	442 +109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −121%	150−160 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −26.4%	150−160 +26.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −104%	150−160 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 −69.2%	130−140 +69.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	98 −24.5%	122 +24.5%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −53.9%	110−120 +53.9%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −36%	240−250 +36%
Hitman 3	70−75 −79.2%	120−130 +79.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	172 −84.9%	318 +84.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180 −120%	396 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 −98.2%	216 +98.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	69 −55.1%	107 +55.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−30.9%

120−130
+30.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −155%	160−170 +155%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −115%	110−120 +115%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −135%	85−90 +135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	63 −49.2%	90−95 +49.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −105%	80−85 +105%
Cyberpunk 2077	51 −82.4%	93 +82.4%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −110%	80−85 +110%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −37.6%	270−280 +37.6%
Hitman 3	40−45 −149%	100−110 +149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	127 −101%	255 +101%
Metro Exodus	83 −59%	132 +59%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	145 −103%	294 +103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −187%	130−140 +187%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 −35.6%	240−250 +35.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−26.9%

110−120
+26.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −159%	85−90 +159%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −146%	65−70 +146%
Hitman 3	56 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −36.1%	220−230 +36.1%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −183%	110−120 +183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 −140%	144 +140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −177%	60−65 +177%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −55.3%	55−60 +55.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −148%	50−55 +148%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −100%	46 +100%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −181%	130−140 +181%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	77 −123%	172 +123%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 −97%	65 +97%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−64%

80−85
+64%

This is how RX 6800M and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 96% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 90% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 91% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 187% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6950 XT surpassed RX 6800M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.38	73.27
Recency	1 June 2021	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	335 Watt

RX 6800M has 131% lower power consumption.

RX 6950 XT, on the other hand, has a 113.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.