SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT
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SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT has 5120 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.32 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 23.65 TFLOPS.

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure has 5120 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.37 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 24.10 TFLOPS.

GPU

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 80 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units.
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Navi 21 KXTX GPU Chip Navi 21 KXTX
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
80 Streaming Multiprocessors 80
5120 Shader 5120
128 Render Output Units 128
320 Texture Units 320
80 Raytracing Cores 80

Memory

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.250 GHz clocks.

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.250GHz.

16 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.250 GHz Memory Clock 2.250 GHz
18.0 Gbps Memory Speed 18.0 Gbps
576 GB/s Memory bandwidth 576 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT has a turbo clock of 2.324 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is 2.368 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 %.

1.925 GHz Base Clock 1.925 GHz
2.324 GHz Boost Clock 2.368 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 %
2.12 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.16 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 %
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT has 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

391 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 17 % TDP 405 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 21 %
-- TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

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

Dimensions

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT is 58 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is 58 mm and thus requires the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

320 mm Length 320 mm
135 mm Height 135 mm
58 mm Width 72 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 4 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT was released in Q2/2022.

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure published in Q2/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

11317-02-20G Part-no 11317-04-20G
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2022
1,099 $ (Reference) Launch Price 1,099 $ (Reference)
7 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
114 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure
16 GB GDDR6
116 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure
16 GB GDDR6
135 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)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
121 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure
16 GB GDDR6
123 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure
16 GB GDDR6
204 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure
16 GB GDDR6
204 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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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