AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and has 5120 texture shaders and 80 execution units. SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is based on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units. |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | GPU | SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB |
| Navi 21 KXTX | GPU Chip | Navi 44 XT |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| 80 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 32 |
| 5120 | Shader | 2048 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 320 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 80 | Raytracing Cores | 32 |
MemoryThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 576 GB/s. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 322 GB/s. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.250 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.518 GHz |
| 18.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 20.1 Gbps |
| 576 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 322 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.890 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 1.700 GHz. |
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| 1.890 GHz | Base Clock | 1.700 GHz |
| 2.310 GHz | Boost Clock | 3.130 GHz |
| 2.10 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 2.53 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 335 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has a TDP of 150 W (Reference) and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 335 W | TDP | 150 W (Reference) |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | Unknown |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has a total of 0 Axial fans. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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 6950 XT. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.1b |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v2.1a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Yes | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 200 mm long, 122 mm high and 41 mm wide. |
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| -- | Length | 200 mm |
| -- | Height | 122 mm |
| -- | Width | 41 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 5 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT was released in Q2/2022 at a price of 1,099 $ (Reference). The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB was introduced in Q4/2025 at a price of 299 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | 11350-05-20G |
| Q2/2022 | Release date | Q4/2025 |
| 1,099 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ (Reference) |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 4 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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