GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6900 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    114%
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

14% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
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)

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 XT

150 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti .
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)

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiRadeon RX 6900 XT
GPU NameGA102 (GA102-350-A1)vsNavi 21 (Navi 21 XTX)
Fab Process8 nmvs7 nm
Die Size628 mm²vs536 mm²
Transistors28,300 millionvs26,800 million
Shaders10752vs5120
Tensor Cores336vsnone
Raytracing Cores84vsnone
Compute Units84vs80
Core clock1560 MHzvs1825 MHz
ROPs112vs128
TMUs336vs320

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiRadeon RX 6900 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs16384 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3090 TiRadeon RX 6900 XT
TDP450 wattsvs300 watts
Release Date27 Jan 2022vs28 Oct 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208.30 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    288.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    625.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    720.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    1008.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    512.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    40000.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    23040.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    192

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    334
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    322

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    175
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    333
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    281

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    276
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    239

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    299
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    219

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    112
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    271
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    258

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    144
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    236
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    217

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    178

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    228
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    162

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    72
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    170
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    161

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    89
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    142
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    126

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    114
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    88

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    91

FPS (higher is better)