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    Radeon RX 6900 XT Overview

    Radeon RX 6900 XT
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6900 XT

    Core Configuration

    GPU Navi 21
    Architecture AMD_RDNA_2_0
    Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 5120 : 320 : 128
    Raytracing Cores none
    Performance 23040.00 GFLOPs

    Memory Configuration

    Memory Size 16384 Mb
    Memory Bus Width 256 bit
    Memory Speed 2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective
    Memory Bandwidth 512.00 Gb/s

    Summary

    Relative performance

    • GeForce RTX 4090
      156%
    • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
      145%
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      134%
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      129%
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      114%
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      114%
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      110%
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      103%
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 4070
      96%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      94%
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      92%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      92%
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87%
    • Radeon RX 6800
      83%
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      79%
    • GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
      75%
    • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
      69%
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      69%
    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      69%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      64%
    • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
      63%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
      58%
    • Radeon RX 7600
      58%
    • Radeon RX 6650 XT
      57%
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      54%
    • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
      54%
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      53%
    • Radeon RX 6600 XT
      52%
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      52%
    • GeForce RTX 3060
      50%
    • Radeon RX 5700
      49%
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      48%
    • Radeon VII
      46%
    • GeForce RTX 2070
      46%
    • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
      45%
    • Radeon RX Vega 64
      42%
    • Radeon RX 6600
      41%
    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      40%
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      39%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      38%
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      36%
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
      36%
    • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
      35%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      31%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      31%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      30%
    • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
      29%
    • Radeon RX 590
      28%
    • GeForce GTX 1660
      28%
    • Radeon RX 5500 XT
      28%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      26%
    • Radeon RX 580
      25%
    • Radeon RX 480
      23%
    • Radeon RX 6500 XT
      23%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      23%
    • Radeon RX 570
      23%
    • Radeon RX 6400
      23%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      22%
    • Radeon R9 FURY X
      22%
    • Radeon RX 470
      20%
    • Radeon R9 FURY
      20%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      20%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      18%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      16%
    • GeForce GTX 1650
      16%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      13%
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
      11%

    Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

    The Radeon RX 6900 XT is a graphics card released by AMD on 28 Oct 2020. The graphics card houses the Navi 21 die, based on the AMD_RDNA_2_0 architecture which packs 26,800 million transistors on a 7 nm, 536 mm2 die.

    Radeon RX 6900 XT pros and cons

    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)

    Specifications


    Compared to similar performing cards

    Radeon RX 6900 XTGeForce RTX 4070 TiRadeon RX 6950 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    Radeon RX 6900 XTGeForce RTX 4070 TiRadeon RX 6950 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
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    Shader units512076805120107528960
    ROPs1288012811296
    Graphics processorNavi 21AD104Navi 21GA102GA102
    Process size7 nm4 nm7 nm8 nm8 nm
    Memory16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective)    		12288 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
    21 Gbps effective)    		16384 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
    18 Gbps effective)    		24576 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
    21 Gbps effective)    		12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
    19 Gbps effective)
    Memory bus width256 bit192 bit256 bit384 bit384 bit
    Memory bandwidth512.00 Gb/s504.20 Gb/s576.00 Gb/s1008.00 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s
    Release date28 Oct 20203 Jan 202310 May 202227 Jan 202211 Jan 2022

    Benchmarks

    Hitman III

    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      349
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      348
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      333
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      281
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      258

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      249
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      248
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      236
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      217
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      214

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      144
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      142
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      138
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      126
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      203
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      192
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      179
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      133
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      137
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      132
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      118
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      112
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      81
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      78
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      72
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      70
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      289
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      276
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      255
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      239
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      232

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      208
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      197
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      188
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      178
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      175

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      114
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      103
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      99
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      95
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      179
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      176
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      175
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      139
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      128

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      154
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      148
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      144
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      122
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      92
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      89
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      86
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      81
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      79

    FPS (higher is better)