GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 19/100
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.97 GHz · 304 W Speed index 40/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 111 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Speed index
19/100
40/100
FP32
23.04 TFLOPS
48.66 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
2.97 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
645 GB/s
TDP
300 W
304 W
Launch Price
999 $
599 $
611 pts
882 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 48 XTX
Streaming Multiprocessors8064
Shader51204096
Render Output Units128128
Texture Units320256
Raytracing Cores8064
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and has 5120 texture shaders and 80 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, which has 4096 shaders and 64 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s645 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.660 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz2.970 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz2.40 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.825 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 1.660 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
TDP300 W304 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C92 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 300 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has a TDP of 304 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)38 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 2.1a
USB-C1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNon addressable LED
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Length267 mm--
Height120 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,492 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q2/2025
Launch Price999 $599 $
Structure size7 nm4 nm
Part-no102-D412--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 999 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 599 $.

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

  1. 9,836
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 9,889
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,619
  2. no data

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)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 114 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 74 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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

  1. 161,394
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 161,439
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 235,478
  2. no data

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