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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 19/100
ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.91 GHz · 225 W Speed index 8/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and the ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 136 % faster than the ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Speed index
19/100
8/100
FP32
23.04 TFLOPS
9.75 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
1.91 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
300 W
225 W
Launch Price
999 $
429 $
611 pts
252 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTAMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors8040
Shader51202560
Render Output Units12864
Texture Units320160
Raytracing Cores80--
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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.

ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s448 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 ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.605 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz1.905 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz1.76 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 ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 1.605 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
TDP300 W225 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C99 °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 ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has a TDP of 225 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 80 mm1 x 80 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 ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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 ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeNo
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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 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Length267 mm285 mm
Height120 mm127 mm
Width--42 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 ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 285 mm long, 127 mm high and 42 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6900 XTASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q3/2019
Launch Price999 $429 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no102-D412Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 999 $.

The ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G was introduced in Q3/2019 at a price of 429 $.

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 6900 XT +121.2 %

  1. 9,836
  2. 4,446

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) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +156.0 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +120.6 %

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. 34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +103.6 %

  1. 114 fps (avg)
  2. 56 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 6900 XT +137.5 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 16 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +105.6 %

  1. 74 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +80.0 %

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. 70 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 6900 XT +96.4 %

  1. 110 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +88.7 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +34.2 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 149 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 6900 XT +110.9 %

  1. 161,394
  2. 76,523

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +126.2 %

  1. 161,439
  2. 71,356

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +160.5 %

  1. 235,478
  2. 90,386

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