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Radeon RX 6950 XT

AMD

Radeon RX 6950 XT

16384 Mb GDDR6 Released 10 May 2022 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 6950 XT

Core configuration

GPUNavi 21
ArchitectureAMD_RDNA_2_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs5120 : 320 : 128
Raytracing Cores80
Performance23800.00 GFLOPs

Memory configuration

Memory Size16384 Mb
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory Bandwidth576.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is a graphics card released by AMD on 10 May 2022. 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, 520 mm² die.

Radeon RX 6950 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 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Compare Radeon RX 7900 XT Radeon RX 7900 XT Compare GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Compare GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Compare
Shader units 5120 7680 12288 9728 10752
ROPs 128 80 256 112 112
Graphics processor Navi 21 AD104 Navi 31 AD103 GA102
Process size 7 nm 4 nm 5 nm 4 nm 8 nm
Memory 16384 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective)		 12288 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective)		 24576 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective)		 16384 Mb GDDR6X (1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective)		 24576 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective)
Memory bus width 256 bit 192 bit 384 bit 256 bit 384 bit
Memory bandwidth 576.00 Gb/s 504.20 Gb/s 864.00 Gb/s 735.70 Gb/s 1008.00 Gb/s
Release date 10 May 2022 3 Jan 2023 3 Nov 2022 20 Sep 2022 27 Jan 2022

Benchmarks

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 409
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 394
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 349
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 348
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 333

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 306
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 291
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 249
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 248
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 236

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 172
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 172
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 144
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 142
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 138

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 203
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 197
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 192
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 179
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 133

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 154
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 151
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 137
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 132
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 112

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 102
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 98
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 81
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 78
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 72

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 315
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 289
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 276
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 273
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 255

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 245
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 208
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 199
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 197
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 188

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 134
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 114
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 113
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 103
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 99

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 188
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 182
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 179
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 176
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 175

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 172
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 169
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 154
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 148
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 144

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT 108
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 105
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT 92
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 89
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 86

FPS (higher is better)