Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 3 Nov 2022
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 10 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    128%
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XTX

28% 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)

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 7900 XTX

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 6950 XT
GPU NameNavi 31 (Navi 31 XTX (215-145000066))vsNavi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX (215-121000289))
Fab Process5 nmvs7 nm
Die Size308 mm²vs520 mm²
Transistors58,000 millionvs26,800 million
Shaders6144vs5120
Raytracing Cores96vs80
Compute Units96vs80
Core clock1900 MHzvs1925 MHz
ROPs192vs128
TMUs384vs320

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 6950 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2500 MHz
20 Gbps effective
vs2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs16384 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 6950 XT
TDP355 wattsvs335 watts
Release Date3 Nov 2022vs10 May 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    481.00 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    297.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    961.90 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    743.70 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    960.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    576.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    61560.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    23800.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    213
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    203

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    205
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    176

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    169
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    128

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    477
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    348

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    290
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    255

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    358
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    276

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    168
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    194
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    154

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    154
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    334
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    249

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    227
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    188

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    270
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    201

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    108
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    124
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    120
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    202
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    144

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    129
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    99

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    147
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    115

FPS (higher is better)