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Radeon RX 6900 XT

AMD

Radeon RX 6900 XT

16384 Mb GDDR6 Released 28 Oct 2020 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 6900 XT

Core configuration

GPUNavi 21
ArchitectureAMD_RDNA_2_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs5120 : 320 : 128
Raytracing Coresnone
Performance23040.00 GFLOPs

Memory configuration

Memory Size16384 Mb
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Bandwidth512.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is a graphics card released by AMD on 28 Oct 2020. The graphics card houses the Navi 21 die, based on the AMD_RDNA_2_0 architecture which packs 26,800 million transistors on a 7 nm, 536 mm² die.

Radeon RX 6900 XT pros and cons

  • 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)

Specifications

Compared to similar performing cards
Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XT GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Compare Radeon RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT Compare GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Compare GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Compare
Shader units 5120 7680 5120 10752 8960
ROPs 128 80 128 112 96
Graphics processor Navi 21 AD104 Navi 21 GA102 GA102
Process size 7 nm 4 nm 7 nm 8 nm 8 nm
Memory 16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective)		 12288 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective)		 16384 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective)		 24576 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective)		 12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective)
Memory bus width 256 bit 192 bit 256 bit 384 bit 384 bit
Memory bandwidth 512.00 Gb/s 504.20 Gb/s 576.00 Gb/s 1008.00 Gb/s 912.40 Gb/s
Release date 28 Oct 2020 3 Jan 2023 10 May 2022 27 Jan 2022 11 Jan 2022

Benchmarks

Hitman III

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 349
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 348
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 333
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 281
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 258

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 249
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 248
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 236
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 217
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 214

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 144
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 142
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 138
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 126
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 118

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 203
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 192
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 179
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 133
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 127

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 137
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 132
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 118
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 112
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 110

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 81
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 78
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 72
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 70
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 67

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 289
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 276
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 255
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 239
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 232

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 208
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 197
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 188
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 178
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 175

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 114
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 103
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 99
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 95
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 88

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 179
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 176
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 175
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 139
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 128

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 154
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 148
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 144
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 122
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 120

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 92
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 89
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 86
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT 81
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 79

FPS (higher is better)