GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Summary
GeForce RTX 4070
100%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
119%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6950 XT . |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 19% higher gaming performance. |
| 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 (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4070 | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD104 (AD104) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 295 mm² | vs | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | 35,800 million | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 7680 | vs | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 60 | vs | 80 |
| Compute Units | 60 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | vs | 1925 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 240 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4070 | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4070 | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 285 watts | vs | 335 watts |
| Release Date | UNRELEASED | vs | 10 May 2022 |
GeForce RTX 4070
208.80 GP/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4070
626.40 GT/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4070
508.80 GB/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4070
40090.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
149
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
165
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
308
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4070
237
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
115
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
127
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
204
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4070
160
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
67
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
73
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4070
109
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4070
84
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
FPS (higher is better)