GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT has 5120 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 23.04 TFLOPS.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC has 768 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.30 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.01 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 80 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 6 execution units. |
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Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT | GPU | GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC |
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
Navi 21 | GPU Chip | GM206-250-A1 |
RDNA 2 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
80 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 6 |
5120 | Shader | 768 |
128 | Render Output Units | 32 |
320 | Texture Units | 48 |
80 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.653GHz. |
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16 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.653 GHz |
16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.6 Gbps |
512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 106 GB/s |
256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC is 1.304 GHz. |
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1.825 GHz | Base Clock | 1.114 GHz |
2.250 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.304 GHz |
2.02 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT has 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C. |
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300 W | TDP | 90 W |
345 W | TDP (up) | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT are cooled with a Air cooling. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm |
-- | Fan 2 | -- |
Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
-- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
-- | DVI Ports | 1 |
-- | VGA Ports | -- |
1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
Yes | Raytracing | No |
Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
Decode | AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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267 mm | Length | 194 mm |
120 mm | Height | 124 mm |
50 mm | Width | 41 mm |
3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
-- | Weight | -- |
PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT was released in Q2/2021. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC published in Q3/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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21308-01-20G | Part-no | -- |
Q2/2021 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
999 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 149 $ |
7 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC
2 GB GDDR5 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 OC
2 GB GDDR5 |