GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 10 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    100%
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    103%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

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 6950 XT

115 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)

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiRadeon RX 6950 XT
GPU NameGA102 (GA102-350-A1)vsNavi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX (215-121000289))
Fab Process8 nmvs7 nm
Die Size628 mm²vs520 mm²
Transistors28,300 millionvs26,800 million
Shaders10752vs5120
Tensor Cores336vsnone
Raytracing Cores84vs80
Compute Units84vs80
Core clock1560 MHzvs1925 MHz
ROPs112vs128
TMUs336vs320

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiRadeon RX 6950 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs16384 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3090 TiRadeon RX 6950 XT
TDP450 wattsvs335 watts
Release Date27 Jan 2022vs10 May 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208.30 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    297.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    625.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    743.70 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    1008.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    576.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    40000.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    23800.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    203

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    334
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    349

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    175
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    176

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    125
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    128

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    333
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    348

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 6950 XT
    255

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    299
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    276

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    112
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    271
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    292

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    144
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    154

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    113
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    236
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    249

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 6950 XT
    188

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    228
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    201

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    72
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    170
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    183

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    89
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    88
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    142
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    144

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 6950 XT
    99

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    115

FPS (higher is better)