AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo vs AMD Radeon R9 290X
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Navi 21 | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 6,200 million |
| Die size | 520 mm² | 438 mm² |
| GPU variant | Navi 21 Pro-XLA | Hawaii XT (215-0852000) |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 3rd, 2021 | Oct 24th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac | Volcanic Islands |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 4,999 USD | 549 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 147 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Sea Islands |
| Successor | — | Pirate Islands |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1800 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1975 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 1000 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 32 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 3840 | 2816 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 240 | 176 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| Compute units | 60 | 44 |
| RT cores | 60 | — |
| gpu.details.l0-cache | 32 KB per WGP | — |
| Cache L1 | 128 KB per Array | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | 1024 KB |
| gpu.details.l3-cache | 128 MB | — |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 189.6 GPixel/s | 64.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 474.0 GTexel/s | 176.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 30.34 TFLOPS (2:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 15.17 TFLOPS | 5.632 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 948.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 704.0 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Quad-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 275 mm 10.8 inches |
| Width | 120 mm 4.7 inches | 109 mm 4.3 inches |
| TDP | 400 W | 290 W |
| Suggested PSU | 800 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI4x Thunderbolt | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Height | — | 36 mm 1.4 inches |
| Board number | — | C671-57 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.5 | 6.3 |
