AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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.

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.

GPU

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.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Navi 31 GPU Chip Navi 21 KXTX
RDNA 3 Architecture RDNA 2
84 Streaming Multiprocessors 80
5376 Shader 5120
192 Render Output Units 128
336 Texture Units 320
84 Raytracing Cores 80

Memory

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.

20 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.500 GHz Memory Clock 2.250 GHz
20.0 Gbps Memory Speed 18.0 Gbps
800 GB/s Memory bandwidth 576 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.500 GHz Base Clock 1.890 GHz
2.400 GHz Boost Clock 2.310 GHz
2.00 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.10 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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.

300 W TDP 335 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
37 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v2.1 DP Ports 2x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
1 USB-C Ports 1

Featureset

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.

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 Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

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.

276 mm Length --
113 mm Height --
51 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

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.

-- Part-no --
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2022
899 $ Launch Price 1,099 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 7 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

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
12453
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
10355

Port Royal (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
13969
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
10381

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
4529
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
3915

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 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
90 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
113 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 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
88 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
76 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
138 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
131 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 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
120 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
199 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
199 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 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
170054
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
170633

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
196447
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
175381

Geekbench 6 - Metal

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
238438

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)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
51.61
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
23.51

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