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    Radeon RX 6950 XT Overview

    Radeon RX 6950 XT
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 May 2022
    Radeon RX 6950 XT

    Core Configuration

    GPU Navi 21
    Architecture AMD_RDNA_2_0
    Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 5120 : 320 : 128
    Raytracing Cores 80
    Performance 23800.00 GFLOPs

    Memory Configuration

    Memory Size 16384 Mb
    Memory Bus Width 256 bit
    Memory Speed 2250 MHz
    18 Gbps effective
    Memory Bandwidth 576.00 Gb/s

    Summary

    Relative performance

    • GeForce RTX 4090
      136%
    • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
      127%
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      117%
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      113%
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      100%
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      96%
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      90%
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      87%
    • GeForce RTX 4070
      84%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      82%
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      81%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      81%
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      76%
    • Radeon RX 6800
      73%
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      69%
    • GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
      65%
    • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
      61%
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      60%
    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      60%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      56%
    • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
      55%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
      51%
    • Radeon RX 7600
      50%
    • Radeon RX 6650 XT
      49%
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      47%
    • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
      47%
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      46%
    • Radeon RX 6600 XT
      45%
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      45%
    • GeForce RTX 3060
      43%
    • Radeon RX 5700
      42%
    • Radeon VII
      42%
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      42%
    • GeForce RTX 2070
      39%
    • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
      39%
    • Radeon RX 6600
      36%
    • Radeon RX Vega 64
      36%
    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      35%
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      34%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      33%
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      32%
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
      31%
    • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
      30%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      27%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      27%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      26%
    • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
      25%
    • Radeon RX 590
      24%
    • GeForce GTX 1660
      24%
    • Radeon RX 5500 XT
      24%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24%
    • Radeon RX 580
      22%
    • Radeon RX 6500 XT
      20%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      20%
    • Radeon R9 FURY X
      20%
    • Radeon RX 480
      20%
    • Radeon RX 570
      20%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      20%
    • Radeon RX 6400
      19%
    • Radeon R9 FURY
      18%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      18%
    • Radeon RX 470
      18%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      17%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      15%
    • GeForce GTX 1650
      15%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      12%
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
      10%

    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)

    Specifications


    Compared to similar performing cards

    Radeon RX 6950 XTGeForce RTX 4070 TiRadeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    Radeon RX 6950 XTGeForce RTX 4070 TiRadeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 3090 Ti
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    Shader units5120768012288972810752
    ROPs12880256112112
    Graphics processorNavi 21AD104Navi 31AD103GA102
    Process size7 nm4 nm5 nm4 nm8 nm
    Memory16384 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
    18 Gbps effective)    		12288 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
    21 Gbps effective)    		24576 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
    18 Gbps effective)    		16384 Mb GDDR6X (1437 MHz
    23 Gbps effective)    		24576 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
    21 Gbps effective)
    Memory bus width256 bit192 bit384 bit256 bit384 bit
    Memory bandwidth576.00 Gb/s504.20 Gb/s864.00 Gb/s735.70 Gb/s1008.00 Gb/s
    Release date10 May 20223 Jan 20233 Nov 202220 Sep 202227 Jan 2022

    Benchmarks

    Hitman III

    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      409
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      394
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      349
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      348
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      333

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      306
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      291
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      249
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      248
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      236

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      172
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      172
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      144
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      142
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      203
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      197
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      192
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      179
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      133

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      154
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      151
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      137
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      132
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      112

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      102
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      98
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      81
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      78
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      315
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      289
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      276
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      273
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      255

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      245
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      208
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      199
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      197
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      188

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      134
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      114
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      113
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      103
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      188
    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      182
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      179
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      176
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      175

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      172
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      169
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      154
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      148
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      144

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    • Radeon RX 7900 XT
      108
    • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
      105
    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      92
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      89
    • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)