Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Radeon RX 6900 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 7900 XT
132%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| 32% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 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) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 7900 XT
The Radeon RX 7900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XT) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XTX) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 350 mm² | vs | 536 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 12288 | vs | 5120 |
| Raytracing Cores | 192 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 192 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 2500 MHz | vs | 1825 MHz |
| ROPs | 256 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 768 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | vs | 300 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | vs | 28 Oct 2020 |
Radeon RX 7900 XT
691.20 GP/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
288.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XT
2074.00 GT/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
720.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XT
864.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XT
66360.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6900 XT
23040.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
197
Radeon RX 6900 XT
192
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
182
Radeon RX 6900 XT
139
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
409
Radeon RX 6900 XT
281
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
273
Radeon RX 6900 XT
239
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XT
320
Radeon RX 6900 XT
219
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
151
Radeon RX 6900 XT
118
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
172
Radeon RX 6900 XT
122
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
306
Radeon RX 6900 XT
217
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
199
Radeon RX 6900 XT
178
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XT
235
Radeon RX 6900 XT
162
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
98
Radeon RX 6900 XT
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
108
Radeon RX 6900 XT
81
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
172
Radeon RX 6900 XT
126
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
113
Radeon RX 6900 XT
88
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XT
126
Radeon RX 6900 XT
91
FPS (higher is better)