GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6850M XT with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

RX 6850M XT
2022
12 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
45.39

RTX 4090 D outperforms RX 6850M XT by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking752
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.65
Power efficiency19.1715.39
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 22AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

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 cores256014592
Core clock speed2321 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed2581 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate413.01,149
Floating-point processing power13.21 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs160456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Cores40114

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s1,008 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x 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
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9

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 6850M XT 45.39
RTX 4090 D 93.83
+107%

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 6850M XT 17511
RTX 4090 D 36196
+107%

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 HD146
−105%
300−350
+105%
1440p89
−102%
180−190
+102%
4K64
−103%
130−140
+103%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.33
1440pno data8.88
4Kno data12.30

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 160
−87.5%
300−310
+87.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 159
−88.7%
300−310
+88.7%
Battlefield 5 140−150
−104%
290−300
+104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−102%
180−190
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−106%
280−290
+106%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−104%
190−200
+104%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−102%
220−230
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−97%
400−450
+97%
Hitman 3 95−100
−100%
190−200
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−94.4%
350−400
+94.4%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−104%
280−290
+104%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
−100%
200−210
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
−78.6%
300−310
+78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−100%
270−280
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130
−100%
260−270
+100%
Battlefield 5 140−150
−104%
290−300
+104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−102%
180−190
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
−98.1%
210−220
+98.1%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−104%
190−200
+104%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−102%
220−230
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−97%
400−450
+97%
Hitman 3 95−100
−100%
190−200
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−94.4%
350−400
+94.4%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−104%
280−290
+104%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
−100%
200−210
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 259
−93.1%
500−550
+93.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
−107%
190−200
+107%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−100%
270−280
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−102%
190−200
+102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 112
−105%
230−240
+105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−102%
180−190
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
−95.4%
170−180
+95.4%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−104%
190−200
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−97%
400−450
+97%
Hitman 3 95−100
−100%
190−200
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−94.4%
350−400
+94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 227
−98.2%
450−500
+98.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
−105%
250−260
+105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 83
−105%
170−180
+105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
−100%
200−210
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−105%
180−190
+105%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−106%
140−150
+106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
−100%
170−180
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−88.7%
100−105
+88.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
−100%
110−120
+100%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
−107%
500−550
+107%
Hitman 3 55−60
−103%
120−130
+103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−102%
200−210
+102%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
−80.7%
300−310
+80.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−106%
140−150
+106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
−94.2%
400−450
+94.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−94.8%
150−160
+94.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−107%
95−100
+107%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−105%
80−85
+105%
Hitman 3 35−40
−103%
75−80
+103%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
−104%
400−450
+104%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−103%
120−130
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
−102%
95−100
+102%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−89.7%
55−60
+89.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−106%
130−140
+106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 92
−107%
190−200
+107%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 105% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 102% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 103% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.39 93.83
Recency 4 January 2022 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 425 Watt

RX 6850M XT has 157.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 106.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6850M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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

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