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BARE FEATS LAB - real world Mac speed tests

Pro W6800X Duo versus the Pro Vega II Duo and other GPUs

August 13th, 2021 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist
August 20th, added Pro W6900X MPX

Apple released the Pro W6800X Duo for the 2019 Mac Pro. We compared it to the Pro Vega II Duo and other GPUs.

AMD Pro W6800

GRAPH LEGEND

Pro W6800X Duo = Apple Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module
Pro Vega II Duo = Apple Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Module
RX 6900 XT = Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT
Pro W6900X = Apple Radeon Pro W6900X MPX Module
RX 6800 XT = Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
Pro W6800 = AMD Radeon Pro W6800
Pro W6800X = Apple Radeon Pro W6800X MPX Module
Pro Vega II = Apple Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Module

Testing Platform: 2019 Mac Pro, 3.3GHz 12-Core Xeon W CPU, 96GB RAM, macOS Big Sur 11.5.

Octane X - Metal
Render Benchmark Trench. (LOWER time in Seconds = FASTER)

AMD Pro W6800 and 2019 Mac Pro

DaVinci Resolve 17 - Metal
Playback the Standard Candle 1920x1080 HD project using triple noise reduction. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

AMD Pro W6800 and 2019 Mac Pro

DaVinci Resolve 17 - Metal
Playback the Standard Candle 3840x2160 Ultra HD project using triple noise reduction. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

AMD Pro W6800 and 2019 Mac Pro

DaVinci Resolve 17 - Metal
Playback the Pollen 3840x2160 Ultra HD project using Temporal noise reduction. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

AMD Pro W6800 and 2019 Mac Pro

DaVinci Resolve 17 - Metal
Playback the Pollen 7680x4320 8K Ultra HD project using Temporal noise reduction. (HIGHER Frames per Second = FASTER)

AMD Pro W6800 and 2019 Mac Pro

 

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module is a new, strong option compared to the Radeon Pro Vega II Duo -- although it wasn't impressive during playback of the Pollen project.

In single GPU mode, the Pro W6800X did not compete well against the RX 6900, Pro W6900X, and RX 6800 XT. We only wish the Pro W6900X was available in a Duo version.

The Pro W6800X Duo and Pro W6900X are designed for the 2019 Mac Pro, including four Thunderbolt ports which we used to connect to three LG UltraFine 5K displays.

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