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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

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

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 8.4 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Speed index
20/100
21/100
FP32
23.65 TFLOPS
25.64 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.31 GHz
3.13 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
576 GB/s
322 GB/s
TDP
335 W
150 W
Launch Price
1,099 $
299 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU ChipNavi 21 KXTXNavi 44 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors8032
Shader51202048
Render Output Units12864
Texture Units320128
Raytracing Cores8032
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The 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.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.250 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth576 GB/s322 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The 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.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Base Clock1.890 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock2.310 GHz3.130 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.10 GHz2.53 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The 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.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
TDP335 W150 W
Tjunction max100 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The 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 and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The 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.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a1x 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 6950 XT.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The 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.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
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 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Length--200 mm
Height--122 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The 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.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ2/2022Q4/2025
Launch Price1,099 $299 $
Structure size7 nm4 nm
Part-no--11350-05-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT was released in Q2/2022 at a price of 1,099 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB was introduced in Q4/2025 at a price of 299 $.

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. 10,386
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 10,412
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,927
  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. 40 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 132 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 121 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 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. 171,649
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 176,425
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 239,858
  2. no data

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