The invention relates to a high-performance tungsten / steel composite material based on high-temperature application and a preparation method thereof and belongs to the technical field of preparation of composite materials. By adoption of the high-performance tungsten / steel composite material, the problems of large residual joint stress, low strength, poor heat resistance and high connection temperature in an existing tungsten / steel connector are solved. The high-performance tungsten / steel composite material is prepared from a tungsten-based layer, a titanium layer, a niobium layer, a nickle layer and a steel-based layer which are arranged in sequence and prepared by adopting a welding method. The high-performance tungsten / steel composite material is obtained by superposing the tungsten-based layer, the titanium layer, the niobium layer, the nickle layer and the steel-based layer in sequence according to the superposition mode of the tungsten-based layer, the titanium layer, the niobium layer, the nickle layer and the steel-based layer and carrying out vacuum diffusion bonding. The high-performance tungsten / steel composite material has the advantages that the room-temperature tensile strength is larger than or equal to 352MPa, and the tensile strength at the temperature of 650DEG C is larger than or equal to 338MPa; the structure design is reasonable, the process is simple, the large-scale application is convenient, and simultaneously, the high-performance tungsten / steel composite material can be widely applied in diffusion bonding of refractory metal and other dissimilar metal materials.