NVIDIA RTX A4000 vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A4000 and AMD Radeon RX 6800 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, 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), 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.

NVIDIA RTX A4000

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 33% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 4608
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22050 vs 16849
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22050 vs 16849

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 28 Oct 2020
Pipelines	6144 vs 4608
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050 vs 16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050 vs 16849

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

2.5x more core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 44% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1560 MHz
2.2x more texture fill rate: 648.0 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25112 vs 19421
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1020 vs 994
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 150004 vs 122486
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 578.52 vs 420.465
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 52.561 vs 32.297
Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 291.971 vs 162.131
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2700.97 vs 1895.111
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3374 vs 3355
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3374 vs 3355
Around 74% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19418 vs 11181

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1825 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Texture fill rate	648.0 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 8 nm
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25112 vs 19421
PassMark - G2D Mark	1020 vs 994
Geekbench - OpenCL	150004 vs 122486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	578.52 vs 420.465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	52.561 vs 32.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	291.971 vs 162.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2700.97 vs 1895.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3720 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3374 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3720 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3374 vs 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	19418 vs 11181

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19421

25112

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

994

1020

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

122486

150004

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

420.465

578.52

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.297

52.561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.131

291.971

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1895.111

2700.97

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

16849

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3720

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3374

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

16849

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3720

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3374

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11181

19418

Name	NVIDIA RTX A4000	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	19421	25112
PassMark - G2D Mark	994	1020
Geekbench - OpenCL	122486	150004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465	578.52
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297	52.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	162.131	291.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111	2700.97
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050	16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3374
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050	16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3374
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11181	19418

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A4000	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	RDNA 2.0
Code name	GA104	Navi 21
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	28 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	105	62
Launch price (MSRP)		$649
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	2250 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)	1296 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)	41.47 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS	20.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	4608
Pixel fill rate	149.8 GPixel/s	288.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s	648.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	26800 million
Compute units		72
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm (9.5 inches)	267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	120 mm (4.7 inches)
Height		50 mm (2 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6