Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 3 Nov 2022
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
Radeon RX 6700 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    194%
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XT

94% higher gaming performance.

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6700 XT

150 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 7900 XT .
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)

Radeon RX 7900 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 7900 XT

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (16 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTRadeon RX 6700 XT
GPU NameNavi 31 (Navi 31 XT)vsNavi 22 (Navi 22 XT)
Fab Process5 nmvs7 nm
Die Size350 mm²vs0 mm²
Transistorsunknownvsunknown
Shaders12288vs2560
Raytracing Cores192vsnone
Compute Units192vs40
Core clock2500 MHzvs1489 MHz
ROPs256vs64
TMUs768vs192

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTRadeon RX 6700 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 7900 XTRadeon RX 6700 XT
TDP300 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date3 Nov 2022vsUNRELEASED

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    691.20 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    128.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    2074.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    384.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    864.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    66360.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    10240.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    197
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    124

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    182
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    157
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    409
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    223

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    273
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    167

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    320
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    151
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    306
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    199
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    110

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    235
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    98
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    108
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    113
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    56

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    126
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    58

FPS (higher is better)