Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 3090
Summary
Radeon RX 6950 XT
109%
GeForce RTX 3090
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 9% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6950 XT
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) | vs | GA102 (GA102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 5120 | vs | 10496 |
| Raytracing Cores | 80 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 80 | vs | 82 |
| Core clock | 1925 MHz | vs | 1395 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 112 |
| TMUs | 320 | vs | 328 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| TDP | 335 watts | vs | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3090
189.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3090
556.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3090
936.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3090
35580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
GeForce RTX 3090
126
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
349
GeForce RTX 3090
319
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
GeForce RTX 3090
168
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
GeForce RTX 3090
120
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
GeForce RTX 3090
279
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
GeForce RTX 3090
271
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
GeForce RTX 3090
283
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
GeForce RTX 3090
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
292
GeForce RTX 3090
254
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
GeForce RTX 3090
139
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
GeForce RTX 3090
109
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
GeForce RTX 3090
221
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
GeForce RTX 3090
199
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
GeForce RTX 3090
210
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
GeForce RTX 3090
69
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
183
GeForce RTX 3090
157
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
GeForce RTX 3090
84
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
GeForce RTX 3090
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
GeForce RTX 3090
133
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
GeForce RTX 3090
100
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
GeForce RTX 3090
125
FPS (higher is better)