Radeon RX 6950 XT Overview
Summary
Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is a graphics card released by AMD on 10 May 2022. 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, 520 mm2 die.
Radeon RX 6950 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) |
Compared to similar performing cards
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| Radeon RX 6950 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
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Shader units | 5120 | 10752 | 8960 | 10240 | 5120 |
ROPs | 128 | 112 | 96 | 112 | 128 |
Graphics processor | Navi 21 | GA102 | GA102 | GA102 | Navi 21 |
Process size | 7 nm | 8 nm | 8 nm | 8 nm | 7 nm |
Memory | 16384 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective) | 24576 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective) | 12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective) | 12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective) | 16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective) |
Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit |
Memory bandwidth | 576.00 Gb/s | 1008.00 Gb/s | 912.40 Gb/s | 912.40 Gb/s | 512.00 Gb/s |
Release date | 10 May 2022 | 27 Jan 2022 | 11 Jan 2022 | 31 May 2021 | 28 Oct 2020 |
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
177
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
157
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
108
Radeon RX 6950 XT
98
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
96
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
Radeon RX 6900 XT
88
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Radeon RX 6950 XT
125
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
125
Radeon RX 6900 XT
112
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
111
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
109
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
103
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
78
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
292
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
211
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
139
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
125
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
116
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
114
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
113
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
105
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
103
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
88
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
81
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
80
FPS (higher is better)