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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
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 3090
    100%
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    93%
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    91%
  • Radeon RX 6800
    82%
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    78%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    75%
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    69%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    66%
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    62%
  • Radeon VII
    59%
  • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
    59%
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    59%
  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    58%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58%
  • Radeon RX 5700
    53%
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    52%
  • GeForce RTX 2070
    51%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    50%
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    46%
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    45%
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    45%
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    44%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    44%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    37%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    36%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    34%
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT
    34%
  • Radeon RX 590
    33%
  • GeForce GTX 1660
    33%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    32%
  • Radeon RX 580
    29%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    29%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    29%
  • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
    29%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    28%
  • Radeon RX 480
    27%
  • Radeon RX 570
    26%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    26%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    24%
  • Radeon RX 470
    24%
  • GeForce GTX 1650
    23%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    21%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    17%

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 6800 XTRadeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3090GeForce RTX 3080
Radeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 6800 XTRadeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3090GeForce RTX 3080
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Shader units512046083840104968704
ROPs1281289611296
Graphics processorNavi 21Navi 21Navi 21GA102GA102
Process size7 nm7 nm7 nm8 nm8 nm
Memory16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective)		16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective)		16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective)		24576 Mb GDDR6X (1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective)		10240 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective)
Memory bus width256 bit256 bit256 bit384 bit320 bit
Memory bandwidth512.00 Gb/s512.00 Gb/s512.00 Gb/s936.20 Gb/s760.30 Gb/s
Release date28 Oct 202028 Oct 202028 Oct 20201 Sep 20201 Sep 2020

Benchmarks

Red Dead Redemption II

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    126
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    115
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    112
  • Radeon RX 6800
    106
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    111
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    104
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    102
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    96
  • Radeon RX 6800
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    75
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    69
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    67
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    61
  • Radeon RX 6800
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    224
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    216
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    206
  • Radeon RX 6800
    204
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    200

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    193
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    191
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    178
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    177
  • Radeon RX 6800
    156

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    123
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    116
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    106
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    106
  • Radeon RX 6800
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    295
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    276
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    268
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    257
  • Radeon RX 6800
    229

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    212
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    194
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    184
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    176
  • Radeon RX 6800
    171

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    116
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    107
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    104
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    98
  • Radeon RX 6800
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    277
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    245
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    219
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    205
  • Radeon RX 6800
    184

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    220
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    220
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    203
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    150
  • Radeon RX 6800
    131

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    143
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    134
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    127
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    83
  • Radeon RX 6800
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    178
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    175
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    175
  • Radeon RX 6800
    174
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    174

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    176
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    175
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    174
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    171
  • Radeon RX 6800
    159

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    124
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    111
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    110
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    104
  • Radeon RX 6800
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    126
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    114
  • Radeon RX 6800
    102
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    90
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    103
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    90
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    82
  • Radeon RX 6800
    80
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    64
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    60
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    55
  • Radeon RX 6800
    51
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    125
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    109
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    106
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    106
  • Radeon RX 6800
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    98
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    95
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    87
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    85
  • Radeon RX 6800
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    65
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    57
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    56
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    50
  • Radeon RX 6800
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    135
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    132
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    128
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    126
  • Radeon RX 6800
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    117
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    111
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    106
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    104
  • Radeon RX 6800
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    78
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    71
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    67
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    66
  • Radeon RX 6800
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    120
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    120
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    120
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    120
  • Radeon RX 6800
    119

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    120
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    120
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    119
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    117
  • Radeon RX 6800
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    104
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    103
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    98
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    96
  • Radeon RX 6800
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    316
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    306
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    300
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    285
  • Radeon RX 6800
    278

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    253
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    253
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    239
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    224
  • Radeon RX 6800
    205

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    154
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    150
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    142
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    135
  • Radeon RX 6800
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    50
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    50
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    50
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    50
  • Radeon RX 6800
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    49
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    48
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    48
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    48
  • Radeon RX 6800
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

  • GeForce RTX 3090
    45
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    42
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    36
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    34
  • Radeon RX 6800
    30

FPS (higher is better)