Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Summary
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) |
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).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
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GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XTX
(215-145000066)) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) |
Fab Process | 5 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Die Size | 308 mm² | vs | 520 mm² |
Transistors | 58,000 million | vs | 26,800 million |
Shaders | 6144 | vs | 5120 |
Raytracing Cores | 96 | vs | 80 |
Compute Units | 96 | vs | 80 |
Core clock | 1900 MHz | vs | 1925 MHz |
ROPs | 192 | vs | 128 |
TMUs | 384 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
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Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
Memory Speed | 2500 MHz
20 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
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TDP | 355 watts | vs | 335 watts |
Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | vs | 10 May 2022 |
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
481.00 GP/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
961.90 GT/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
960.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
61560.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
213
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
205
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
169
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
477
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
FPS (higher is better)
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)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
358
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
168
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
194
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
154
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
334
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
FPS (higher is better)
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)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
270
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
108
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
124
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
120
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
202
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
FPS (higher is better)
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)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
147
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
FPS (higher is better)