Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Radeon RX 6900 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 15% 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 Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| 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) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6950 XT
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XTX) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | vs | 536 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 5120 | vs | 5120 |
| Raytracing Cores | 80 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 80 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 1925 MHz | vs | 1825 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 320 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 335 watts | vs | 300 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | 28 Oct 2020 |
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
288.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
720.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6900 XT
23040.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
Radeon RX 6900 XT
192
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
349
Radeon RX 6900 XT
322
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
Radeon RX 6900 XT
139
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
Radeon RX 6900 XT
281
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
Radeon RX 6900 XT
239
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
Radeon RX 6900 XT
219
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
Radeon RX 6900 XT
118
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
292
Radeon RX 6900 XT
258
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
Radeon RX 6900 XT
122
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
Radeon RX 6900 XT
217
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
Radeon RX 6900 XT
178
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
Radeon RX 6900 XT
162
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
Radeon RX 6900 XT
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
183
Radeon RX 6900 XT
161
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
Radeon RX 6900 XT
81
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
Radeon RX 6900 XT
126
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
Radeon RX 6900 XT
88
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
Radeon RX 6900 XT
91
FPS (higher is better)