Radeon Pro W6800 vs RX Vega 3

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 3 with Radeon Pro W6800, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 3
2018
15 Watt
2.98

Pro W6800 outperforms RX Vega 3 by a whopping 1633% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking77750
Place by popularity79not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.00
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeNavi 21
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,249

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 cores1923840
Core clock speed600 MHz2075 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2320 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate12.13556.8
Floating-point processing power0.3882 gflops17.82 gflops

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared32 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data16000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 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 outputs6x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 Vega 3 2.98
Pro W6800 51.65
+1633%

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 Vega 3 1149
Pro W6800 19924
+1634%

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 Vega 3 5441
Pro W6800 82458
+1416%

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 Vega 3 1724
Pro W6800 44404
+2476%

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 Vega 3 1172
Pro W6800 27937
+2285%

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 Vega 3 8536
Pro W6800 92363
+982%

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 Vega 3 80755
Pro W6800 440592
+446%

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 HD12
−1083%
142
+1083%
1440p7−8
−1771%
131
+1771%
4K4−5
−2050%
86
+2050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−1443%
100−110
+1443%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−1400%
90−95
+1400%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−3180%
160−170
+3180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1617%
100−110
+1617%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1463%
120−130
+1463%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1244%
210−220
+1244%
Hitman 3 5
−2080%
100−110
+2080%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−814%
200−210
+814%
Metro Exodus 7
−2000%
140−150
+2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−1700%
100−110
+1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−267%
140−150
+267%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−3180%
160−170
+3180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1617%
100−110
+1617%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1463%
120−130
+1463%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1244%
210−220
+1244%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1263%
100−110
+1263%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−814%
200−210
+814%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4800%
140−150
+4800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1443%
100−110
+1443%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−2418%
277
+2418%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−524%
100−110
+524%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−267%
140−150
+267%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1617%
100−110
+1617%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1244%
210−220
+1244%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1263%
100−110
+1263%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
−2400%
225
+2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
−2878%
268
+2878%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−3825%
157
+3825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−267%
140−150
+267%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1443%
100−110
+1443%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2020%
100−110
+2020%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1833%
55−60
+1833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Hitman 3 8−9
−788%
70−75
+788%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2138%
179
+2138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−4050%
80−85
+4050%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−1122%
220−230
+1122%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2250%
45−50
+2250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 75−80
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 212
+0%
212
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 126
+0%
126
+0%

This is how RX Vega 3 and Pro W6800 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 1083% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 1771% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 2050% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro W6800 is 8900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is ahead in 61 test (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.98 51.65
Recency 7 January 2018 8 June 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt

RX Vega 3 has 1566.7% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800, on the other hand, has a 1633.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 3 is a notebook card while Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation one.


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