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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.74 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.31 GHz · 335 W Speed index 20/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has 5120 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.31 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 23.65 TFLOPS.

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In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 14 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Speed index
17/100
20/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
23.65 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
2.31 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
576 GB/s
TDP
300 W
335 W
Launch Price
799 $
1,099 $
529 pts
608 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTNavi 21 KXTX
Streaming Multiprocessors7280
Shader46085120
Render Output Units128128
Texture Units288320
Raytracing Cores7280
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s576 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.250GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.890 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz2.310 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz2.10 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 2.310 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
TDP300 W335 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Length270 mm--
Height120 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,503 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q2/2022
Launch Price799 $1,099 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q4/2020.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT published in Q2/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +12.7 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 10,386

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +10.0 %

  1. 9,462
  2. 10,412

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +11.3 %

  1. 3,527
  2. 3,927

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +8.5 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +10.3 %

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +11.8 %

  1. 102 fps (avg)
  2. 114 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +25.0 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +18.8 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +17.9 %

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. 132 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +15.2 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 121 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +11.1 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +10.5 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 171,649

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +13.5 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 176,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +22.9 %

  1. 195,225
  2. 239,858

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