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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

    • Radeon RX 6950 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
      98%
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      93%
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      88%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
      87%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      84%
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      84%
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      78%
    • Radeon RX 6800
      76%
    • Radeon RX 6750 XT
      73%
    • GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
      70%
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      67%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      63%
    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      62%
    • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
      60%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
      57%
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      54%
    • Radeon RX 6650 XT
      54%
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      52%
    • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
      50%
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      50%
    • Radeon RX 6600 XT
      49%
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      48%
    • GeForce RTX 3060
      47%
    • GeForce RTX 2070
      46%
    • Radeon VII
      46%
    • Radeon RX 5700
      46%
    • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
      45%
    • Radeon RX Vega 64
      43%
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      40%
    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      38%
    • Radeon RX 6600
      38%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      37%
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
      34%
    • Radeon RX 5500 XT
      33%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      32%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      31%
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      31%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      29%
    • GeForce GTX 1660
      28%
    • Radeon RX 590
      27%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      25%
    • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
      25%
    • Radeon RX 580
      24%
    • Radeon RX 480
      22%
    • Radeon RX 470
      22%
    • Radeon RX 570
      22%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      21%
    • Radeon R9 FURY X
      21%
    • Radeon R9 FURY
      19%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      19%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      19%
    • Radeon RX 6500 XT
      17%
    • GeForce GTX 1650
      16%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      16%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      12%
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
      11%

    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 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 TiRadeon RX 6900 XT
    Radeon RX 6950 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 TiRadeon RX 6900 XT
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    Shader units5120107528960102405120
    ROPs12811296112128
    Graphics processorNavi 21GA102GA102GA102Navi 21
    Process size7 nm8 nm8 nm8 nm7 nm
    Memory16384 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 width256 bit384 bit384 bit384 bit256 bit
    Memory bandwidth576.00 Gb/s1008.00 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s512.00 Gb/s
    Release date10 May 202227 Jan 202211 Jan 202231 May 202128 Oct 2020

    Benchmarks

    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)