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AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT

AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT

The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is a mobile high-end graphics card for gaming laptops. It uses the Navi 22 chip based on the new RDNA 2 architecture. It uses all 2,560 shaders (= 40 CUs), 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs and therefore is similar to the desktop Radeon RX 6700 XT. The 192 Bit memory system connects 12 GB GDDR6 with 18 Gbps memory speed. Furthermore, the RX6850MXT includes 96 MB Infinity Cache. AMD specified 2.463 GHz game clock for 13.3 TFLOPS theoretical performance (SP) at a TDP of 135-165 Watt. The difference to the previous RX 6800M is the slightly increased clock speed of the CPU and GPU.

The gaming performance of the RX 6850M XT should be slightly faster than the old RX 6800M which positioned itself between a RTX 3070 and 3080 for laptops. For 

The Navi 22 chip is manufactured at TSMC in the modern 7nm process.

Radeon RX 6000M Series

Radeon RX 6850M XT 2560 @ 2.46 GHz192 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6800M compare 2560 @ 2.12 - 2.3 GHz192 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6800S compare 2048 @ 1.8 - 1.98 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6700M compare 2304 @ 2.3 GHz160 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6650M XT compare 2048 @ 2.16 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6650M compare 1792 @ 2.22 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6600M compare 1792 @ 2.07 - 2.18 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 6700S compare 1792 @ 1.7 - 1.89 GHz128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon PRO W6600M compare 1792 128 Bit @ 14000 MHz
Radeon RX 6600S compare 1792 @ 1.88 GHz128 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6550M compare 1024 @ 2 - 2.56 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6500M compare 1024 @ 2.19 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6550S compare 1024 @ 2.17 GHz64 Bit @ 16000 MHz
Radeon RX 6450M compare 768 @ 2 - 2.22 GHz64 Bit @ 18000 MHz
Radeon RX 6300M compare 768 @ 1.51 GHz128 Bit @ 18000 MHz
CodenameNavi 22
ArchitectureRDNA 2
Pipelines2560 - unified
Core Speed2463 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed18000 MHz
Memory Bus Width192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR6
Max. Amount of Memory12 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6
Power Consumption145 Watt
Transistor Count17.2 Billion
technology7 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.0b, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90 decode)
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement04.01.2022
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 60255     avg: 61794     median: 61794 (66%)     max: 63333 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 168293     avg: 172972     median: 172972 (45%)     max: 177650 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 27494     avg: 27931     median: 27931 (49%)     max: 28368 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 32853     avg: 33901     median: 33900.5 (38%)     max: 34948 Points
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom HIP *
min: 51     avg: 64     median: 64 (5%)     max: 77 Seconds
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 217     avg: 223.5     median: 223.5 (32%)     max: 230 Watt
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 223     avg: 237     median: 237 (33%)     max: 251 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 239     avg: 244     median: 244 (54%)     max: 249 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.4705     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (43%)     max: 0.566 fps per Watt
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 22

F1 22

2022
low 1920x1080
245  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
241  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
204  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
52  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
31  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Low Preset 16xAF TAA 1280x720
291
low 1920x1080
160  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
135.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
105.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
87.2  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
53.6 57 ~ 55 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
26  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1920x1080
136  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
107  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
86  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
60  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Quality 1280x720
188
High Quality Raytracing 1920x1080
23
low 1920x1080
89  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
95.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
94.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
78.4  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
64.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset 1280x720
83.5
low 1280x720
130  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
131  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
132  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
129  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
103  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset 1920x1080
131
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

2021
low 1280x720
123  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
112  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
100  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
99  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
87  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Graphics Quality 1920x1080
120
F1 2021

F1 2021

2021
low 1280x720
351  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
308  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
297  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
146  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
95  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Low Preset 1920x1080
343
Hitman 3

Hitman 3

2021
low 1280x720
211.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
192.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
192.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
191.3  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
136.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Minimum Settings 1920x1080
228.7
low 1280x720
235  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
159  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
130  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
112  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
82 87 ~ 85 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
47  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

2020
low 1280x720
270  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
169.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
131.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
110.5  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
89.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
120  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
119  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
108  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
83  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
60  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
181  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
159  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
142  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
123  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
100  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
153  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
252.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
155.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
117.8  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
83.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
112.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
102.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
94.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
85.6  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
68.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) 1920x1080
115.1
low 1280x720
157.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
150.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
109.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
86.9  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
68.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
375 445 ~ 410 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
291 303 ~ 297 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
256 261 ~ 259 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
224 230 ~ 227 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
161.7 171 ~ 166 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
92.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
126  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
109  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
105  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
102  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
99  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
68  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
63.3 66.9 ~ 65 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
51 51.2 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
43.3 44.1 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
27.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
180.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
148.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
111.9 113.6 ~ 113 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
83.8 84.5 ~ 84 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
48.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
134.7 147.3 ~ 141 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
110.9 116.5 ~ 114 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
112.5 113.7 ~ 113 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
94 95.2 ~ 95 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
77.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
222 384.5 ~ 303 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
198.2 251.6 ~ 225 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
188.6 208.1 ~ 198 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
118.1 126.2 ~ 122 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
72.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) 3840x2160
54
Medium Graphics & Postprocessing 1920x1080
199
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
173.2 179.2 ~ 176 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
168.3 173.4 ~ 171 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
152 162.4 ~ 157 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
92.6 96.9 ~ 95 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
88.7 90 ~ 89 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
98.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Highest Settings possible 16xAF 4xMSAA + FXAA 3840x2160
50.5
Normal/Off 4xAF 1920x1080
173.4
168.2
Lowest Settings possible 1920x1080
180.1
173.7
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 20228654
F1 222452412045231
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6160135.5105.887.25526
Dying Light 2136107866030
God of War8995.694.578.464.7
Guardians of the Galaxy130131132129103
Far Cry 61231121009987
F1 202135130829714695
Hitman 3211.9192.6192.9191.3136.1
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla2351591301128547
Dirt 5270169.5131.7110.589.3
Watch Dogs Legion1201191088360
Horizon Zero Dawn181159142123100
Gears Tactics153252.2155.5117.883.6
Borderlands 3112.8102.194.285.668.6
Metro Exodus157.4150.7109.686.968.4
Strange Brigade41029725922716692.1
Far Cry 51261091051029968
X-Plane 11.1165514427.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark180.6148.51138448.8
Dota 2 Reborn1411141139577.5
The Witcher 330322519812272.2
GTA V176171157958998.5
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Radeon PRO W6600M *

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UHD Graphics 32EUs
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