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    Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce RTX 3090

    Radeon RX 6900 XT
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6900 XT
    GeForce RTX 3090
    Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3090

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      101%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 XT

    50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 .
    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 3090

    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)

    No clear winner declared

    These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6900 XTGeForce RTX 3090
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XTX)vsGA102 (GA102-300-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs8 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs628 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs28,000 million
    Shaders5120vs10496
    Compute Units80vs82
    Core clock1825 MHzvs1395 MHz
    ROPs128vs112
    TMUs320vs328

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6900 XTGeForce RTX 3090
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
    Bus Width256 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs1219 MHz
    19.5 Gbps effective
    Memory Size16384 Mbvs24576 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6900 XTGeForce RTX 3090
    TDP300 wattsvs350 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs1 Sep 2020

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      288.00 GP/s
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      189.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      720.00 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      556.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      512.00 GB/s
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      936.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      23040.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      35580.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      126
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      178
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      175

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      277
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      245

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      106
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      224
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      206

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      276
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      259

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      135
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      50
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      126
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      112

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      268
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      295

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      316
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      300

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      125
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      103
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      176
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      174

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      220
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      220

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      75
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      193
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      191

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      224
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      213

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      111
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      48
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      184
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      212

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      253
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      253

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      95
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      64
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      111
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      124

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      134
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      143

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      38
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      116
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      123

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      103
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      138
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      131

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      71
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      36
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      67
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      107
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      116

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      150
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      154

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      57
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

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