Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 7900 XT
114%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| 14% higher gaming performance. |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 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 (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XT) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 350 mm² | vs | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 12288 | vs | 5120 |
| Raytracing Cores | 192 | vs | 80 |
| Compute Units | 192 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 2500 MHz | vs | 1925 MHz |
| ROPs | 256 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 768 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | vs | 335 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | vs | 10 May 2022 |
Radeon RX 7900 XT
691.20 GP/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XT
2074.00 GT/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XT
864.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XT
66360.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
197
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
182
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
157
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
409
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
273
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XT
320
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
151
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
172
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
141
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
306
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
199
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XT
235
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
98
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
108
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
108
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XT
172
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 7900 XT
113
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XT
126
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
FPS (higher is better)