Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Radeon RX 5700 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 6950 XT
223%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 123% 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 Radeon RX 5700 XT |
| 110 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6950 XT . |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6950 XT
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | Radeon RX 5700 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) | vs | Navi 10 (Navi 10 XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | vs | 254 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | unknown |
| Shaders | 5120 | vs | 2560 |
| Raytracing Cores | 80 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 80 | vs | 40 |
| Core clock | 1925 MHz | vs | 1605 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 320 | vs | 256 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | Radeon RX 5700 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | Radeon RX 5700 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 335 watts | vs | 225 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | 7 Jul 2019 |
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
Radeon RX 5700 XT
112.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
Radeon RX 5700 XT
449.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 5700 XT
448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 5700 XT
8980.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
Radeon RX 5700 XT
78
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
349
Radeon RX 5700 XT
169
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
Radeon RX 5700 XT
111
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
Radeon RX 5700 XT
176
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
Radeon RX 5700 XT
119
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
Radeon RX 5700 XT
127
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
Radeon RX 5700 XT
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
292
Radeon RX 5700 XT
127
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
Radeon RX 5700 XT
76
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
Radeon RX 5700 XT
120
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
Radeon RX 5700 XT
78
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
Radeon RX 5700 XT
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
Radeon RX 5700 XT
33
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
183
Radeon RX 5700 XT
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
Radeon RX 5700 XT
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
Radeon RX 5700 XT
67
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
Radeon RX 5700 XT
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
Radeon RX 5700 XT
44
FPS (higher is better)