AMD Radeon RX 6800M vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6800M and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Radeon RX 6800M

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6800M

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 27% higher core clock speed: 2321 MHz vs 1825 MHz
Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 2581 MHz vs 2250 MHz
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 300 Watt
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 18453 vs 3714
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 16764 vs 3350
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 18453 vs 3714
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 16764 vs 3350

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2021 vs 28 Oct 2020
Core clock speed	2321 MHz vs 1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz vs 2250 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	18453 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	16764 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	18453 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	16764 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Around 74% higher texture fill rate: 720.0 GTexel/s vs 413.0 GTexel/s
2x more pipelines: 5120 vs 2560
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26791 vs 13263
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1046 vs 545
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 163724 vs 88035
Around 86% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 20957 vs 11254

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	720.0 GTexel/s vs 413.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines	5120 vs 2560
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 12 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	26791 vs 13263
PassMark - G2D Mark	1046 vs 545
Geekbench - OpenCL	163724 vs 88035
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	17213 vs 17137
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	17213 vs 17137
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	20957 vs 11254

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6800M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13263

26791

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

545

1046

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

88035

163724

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17137

17213

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18453

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16764

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17137

17213

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18453

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16764

3350

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11254

20957

Name	AMD Radeon RX 6800M	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	13263	26791
PassMark - G2D Mark	545	1046
Geekbench - OpenCL	88035	163724
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	17137	17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	18453	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	16764	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	17137	17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	18453	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	16764	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11254	20957
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		543.753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		51.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		320.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2566.9

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 6800M	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0	RDNA 2.0
Code name	Navi 22	Navi 21
Launch date	2021	28 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	78	76
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	2250 MHz
Compute units	40	80
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	1825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	825.9 GFLOPS (1:16)	1440 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	26.43 TFLOPS (2:1)	46.08 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	13.21 TFLOPS	23.04 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2560	5120
Pixel fill rate	165.2 GPixel/s	288.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	413.0 GTexel/s	720.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	17200 million	26800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin
Form factor		Triple-slot
Height		50 mm (2 inches)
Length		267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)		700 Watt
Width		120 mm (4.7 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.2
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	512 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6