RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Radeon RX 6900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 with RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 6900
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 255 Watt
69.42
+17.6%

RX 6900 outperforms RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2237
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.6626.98
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21no data
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year 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 cores46087424
Boost clock speed2105 MHzno data
Number of transistors23,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)255 Watt150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate606.2no data
Floating-point processing power19.4 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs288no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed16 GB/s16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/sno data
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-Cno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2-

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 6900 69.42
+17.6%
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 59.03

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 6900 26751
+17.6%
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 22746

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.42 59.03
Recency 28 October 2020 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 255 Watt 150 Watt

RX 6900 has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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