RTX A500 vs Radeon RX 6800S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800S with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

RX 6800S
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
39.93
+128%

RX 6800S outperforms RTX A500 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking103307
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.6520.24
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23GA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)10 November 2021 (2 years ago)

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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1800 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8113.3
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Cores3216

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

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
Vulkan1.31.3
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.

RX 6800S 39.93
+128%
RTX A500 17.54

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.

RX 6800S 15407
+128%
RTX A500 6769

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 HD118
+136%
50−55
−136%
1440p79
+163%
30−35
−163%
4K40
+150%
16−18
−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 141
+135%
60−65
−135%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+143%
35−40
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
+133%
55−60
−133%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+133%
55−60
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Cyberpunk 2077 111
+147%
45−50
−147%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+148%
40−45
−148%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%
Hitman 3 111
+147%
45−50
−147%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+137%
70−75
−137%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+131%
55−60
−131%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+145%
60−65
−145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+136%
55−60
−136%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+143%
35−40
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107
+138%
45−50
−138%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+133%
55−60
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+134%
35−40
−134%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+148%
40−45
−148%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%
Hitman 3 109
+142%
45−50
−142%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+137%
70−75
−137%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+131%
55−60
−131%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 199
+134%
85−90
−134%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+137%
35−40
−137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+136%
55−60
−136%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+143%
35−40
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90
+157%
35−40
−157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+147%
30−33
−147%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%
Hitman 3 97
+143%
40−45
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+137%
70−75
−137%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 174
+132%
75−80
−132%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+130%
40−45
−130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 66
+144%
27−30
−144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+157%
30−33
−157%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+154%
24−27
−154%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+130%
27−30
−130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+144%
16−18
−144%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+135%
95−100
−135%
Hitman 3 63
+133%
27−30
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+149%
35−40
−149%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+150%
30−33
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 111
+147%
45−50
−147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+128%
85−90
−128%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+130%
30−33
−130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Hitman 3 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+130%
80−85
−130%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+143%
21−24
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+129%
21−24
−129%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+129%
14−16
−129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+129%
7−8
−129%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+133%
24−27
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+129%
24−27
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+150%
10−11
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%

This is how RX 6800S and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800S is 136% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800S is 163% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800S is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.93 17.54
Recency 4 January 2022 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 60 Watt

RX 6800S has a 127.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800S is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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