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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

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 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 576 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 118 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Speed index
43/100
20/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
23.65 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
2.31 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
576 GB/s
TDP
300 W
335 W
Launch Price
899 $
1,099 $
908 pts
608 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
GPU ChipNavi 31Navi 21 KXTX
Streaming Multiprocessors8480
Shader53765120
Render Output Units192128
Texture Units336320
Raytracing Cores8480
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21 KXTX, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Memory Size20 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.500 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s576 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT clocks at 2.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 18.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.250 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.890 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz2.310 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.00 GHz2.10 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
TDP300 W335 W
Tjunction max97 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 335 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 2.12x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Length276 mm--
Height113 mm--
Width51 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q2/2022
Launch Price899 $1,099 $
Structure size5 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2022.

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT came on the market in Q2/2022 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 7900 XT +19.9 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 10,386

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +34.2 %

  1. 13,969
  2. 10,412

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +15.3 %

  1. 4,529
  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 +28.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +41.3 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +38.6 %

  1. 158 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 7900 XT +10.0 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +15.8 %

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +4.5 %

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. 132 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 +0.9 %

  1. 170,054
  2. 171,649

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +11.3 %

  1. 196,447
  2. 176,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 239,858

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