Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 27 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 6950 XT
16384 Mb GDDR6
Released 10 May 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti100%
- Radeon RX 6950 XT103%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6950 XT
- 115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti .
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-350-A1) | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 10752 | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 84 | 80 |
| Compute Units | 84 | 80 |
| Core clock | 1560 MHz | 1925 MHz |
| ROPs | 112 | 128 |
| TMUs | 336 | 320 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | 335 watts |
| Release Date | 27 Jan 2022 | 10 May 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti208.30 GP/s
- Radeon RX 6950 XT297.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti625.00 GT/s
- Radeon RX 6950 XT743.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti1008.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 6950 XT576.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti40000.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 6950 XT23800.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti133
- Radeon RX 6950 XT203
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti334
- Radeon RX 6950 XT349
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti175
- Radeon RX 6950 XT176
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti125
- Radeon RX 6950 XT128
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti333
- Radeon RX 6950 XT348
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti276
- Radeon RX 6950 XT255
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti299
- Radeon RX 6950 XT276
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti112
- Radeon RX 6950 XT132
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti271
- Radeon RX 6950 XT292
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti144
- Radeon RX 6950 XT154
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti113
- Radeon RX 6950 XT117
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti236
- Radeon RX 6950 XT249
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti208
- Radeon RX 6950 XT188
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti228
- Radeon RX 6950 XT201
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti72
- Radeon RX 6950 XT78
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti170
- Radeon RX 6950 XT183
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti89
- Radeon RX 6950 XT92
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti88
- Radeon RX 6950 XT90
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti142
- Radeon RX 6950 XT144
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti114
- Radeon RX 6950 XT99
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti133
- Radeon RX 6950 XT115
FPS (higher is better)