Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

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

GeForce RTX 2070 Super Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP Release date: 9 Jul 2019

Summary

Gaming performance index

Radeon RX 6900 XT
177%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 XT

77% higher gaming performance.

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

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)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2070 Super

125 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6900 XT .

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)

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6900 XT

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

	Radeon RX 6900 XT		GeForce RTX 2070 Super
GPU Name	Navi 21 (Navi 21 XTX)	vs	TU104 (TU104-410-A1)
Fab Process	7 nm	vs	12 nm
Die Size	536 mmÂ²	vs	545 mmÂ²
Transistors	26,800 million	vs	13,600 million
Shaders	5120	vs	2560
Compute Units	80	vs	40
Core clock	1825 MHz	vs	1605 MHz
ROPs	128	vs	64
TMUs	320	vs	160

Memory Configuration

	Radeon RX 6900 XT		GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Memory Type	GDDR6	vs	GDDR6
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	256 bit
Memory Speed	2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective	vs	1750 MHz 14000 MHz effective
Memory Size	16384 Mb	vs	8192 Mb

Additional details

	Radeon RX 6900 XT		GeForce RTX 2070 Super
TDP	300 watts	vs	175 watts
Release Date	28 Oct 2020	vs	9 Jul 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

Radeon RX 6900 XT
288.00 GP/s
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
113.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

Radeon RX 6900 XT
720.00 GT/s
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
283.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

Radeon RX 6900 XT
512.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

Radeon RX 6900 XT
23040.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
9060.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
192
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
64

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
178
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
131

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
288
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
154

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

Radeon RX 6900 XT
322
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
180

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

Radeon RX 6900 XT
106
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
72

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
224
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
147

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
139
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
108

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
120
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
117

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
92
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
88

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
281
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
167

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
135
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
71

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
50
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
46

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
126
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
74

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
268
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
147

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
239
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
122

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
316
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
165

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Radeon RX 6900 XT
219
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
145

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
123
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
72

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
118
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
53

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
176
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
103

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
227
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
117

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

Radeon RX 6900 XT
258
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
114

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

Radeon RX 6900 XT
75
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
46

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
193
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
108

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
122
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
76

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
120
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
100

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
84
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
67

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
217
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
116

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
111
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
55

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
48
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
40

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
104
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
56

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
184
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
103

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
178
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
84

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
253
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
123

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Radeon RX 6900 XT
162
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
102

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
97
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
55

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
70
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
33

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
111
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
61

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
137
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
67

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

Radeon RX 6900 XT
161
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
64

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

Radeon RX 6900 XT
38
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
22

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
116
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
61

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
81
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
44

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
103
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
57

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
67
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
45

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

Radeon RX 6900 XT
126
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
64

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
71
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
35

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
36
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
26

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
67
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
36

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
107
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
53

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
88
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
44

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
150
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
71

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Radeon RX 6900 XT
91
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
57

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

Radeon RX 6900 XT
58
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
32

FPS (higher is better)

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Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Summary

Gaming performance index

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 XT

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2070 Super

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6900 XT

Specifications

Core Configuration

Memory Configuration

Additional details

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

Texel Rate

Memory bandwidth

Single precision performance

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Battlefield V

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Cyberpunk 2077

Death Stranding

Far Cry 6

Far Cry New Dawn

Forza Horizon 5

Hitman III

Metro Exodus

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Red Dead Redemption II

Resident Evil 3

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Watch Dogs: Legion

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Battlefield V

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Cyberpunk 2077

Death Stranding

Far Cry 6

Far Cry New Dawn

Forza Horizon 5

Hitman III

Metro Exodus

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Red Dead Redemption II

Resident Evil 3

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Watch Dogs: Legion

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Battlefield V

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Cyberpunk 2077

Death Stranding

Far Cry 6

Far Cry New Dawn

Forza Horizon 5

Hitman III

Metro Exodus

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Red Dead Redemption II

Resident Evil 3

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Watch Dogs: Legion

Similar comparisons