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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

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      112%
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      110%
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      105%
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      97%
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      94%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      94%
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87%
    • Radeon RX 6800
      86%
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      81%
    • GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
      77%
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      73%
    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      71%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      69%
    • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
      66%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
      62%
    • Radeon RX 6650 XT
      62%
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      59%
    • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
      57%
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      57%
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      57%
    • Radeon RX 6600 XT
      57%
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      54%
    • GeForce RTX 3060
      52%
    • Radeon VII
      52%
    • Radeon RX 5700
      52%
    • GeForce RTX 2070
      50%
    • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
      49%
    • Radeon RX Vega 64
      48%
    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      43%
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      43%
    • Radeon RX 6600
      43%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42%
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
      38%
    • Radeon RX 5500 XT
      37%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      36%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      36%
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      35%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      33%
    • GeForce GTX 1660
      32%
    • Radeon RX 590
      31%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      29%
    • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
      28%
    • Radeon RX 580
      28%
    • Radeon RX 480
      25%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      25%
    • Radeon RX 570
      25%
    • Radeon RX 470
      24%
    • Radeon R9 FURY X
      24%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24%
    • Radeon R9 FURY
      22%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      22%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      21%
    • Radeon RX 6500 XT
      21%
    • GeForce GTX 1650
      19%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      14%
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
      12%

    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 XTRadeon RX 6950 XTRadeon RX 6750 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    Radeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 6950 XTRadeon RX 6750 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
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    Shader units512051202560107528960
    ROPs1281286411296
    Graphics processorNavi 21Navi 21Navi 22GA102GA102
    Process size7 nm7 nm7 nm8 nm8 nm
    Memory16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective)    		16384 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
    18 Gbps effective)    		12288 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 bit256 bit192 bit384 bit384 bit
    Memory bandwidth512.00 Gb/s576.00 Gb/s432.00 Gb/s1008.00 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s
    Release date28 Oct 202010 May 20223 Mar 202227 Jan 202211 Jan 2022

    Benchmarks

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      228
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      221
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      191
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      184
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      179

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      185
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      184
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      164
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      162
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      108
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      98
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      95
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      88
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      125
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      125
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      121
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      112
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      122
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      120
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      107
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      105
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      91
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      89
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      81
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      79
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      349
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      334
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      322
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      303
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      259

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      292
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      271
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      258
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      237
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      195

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      183
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      170
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      161
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      145
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      111

    FPS (higher is better)