Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 3090
AMD
Radeon RX 6950 XT
16384 Mb GDDR6
Released 10 May 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 1 Sep 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6950 XT109%
- GeForce RTX 3090100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6950 XT
- 9% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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)
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3090
- 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)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6950 XT
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) | GA102 (GA102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 5120 | 10496 |
| Raytracing Cores | 80 | none |
| Compute Units | 80 | 82 |
| Core clock | 1925 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | 112 |
| TMUs | 320 | 328 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| TDP | 335 watts | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | 1 Sep 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6950 XT297.50 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3090189.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6950 XT743.70 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3090556.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6950 XT576.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3090936.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6950 XT23800.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 309035580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT203
- GeForce RTX 3090126
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT349
- GeForce RTX 3090319
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT176
- GeForce RTX 3090168
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT128
- GeForce RTX 3090120
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT348
- GeForce RTX 3090279
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT255
- GeForce RTX 3090271
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6950 XT276
- GeForce RTX 3090283
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT132
- GeForce RTX 3090105
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT292
- GeForce RTX 3090254
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT154
- GeForce RTX 3090139
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT117
- GeForce RTX 3090109
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT249
- GeForce RTX 3090221
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT188
- GeForce RTX 3090199
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6950 XT201
- GeForce RTX 3090210
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT78
- GeForce RTX 309069
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT183
- GeForce RTX 3090157
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT92
- GeForce RTX 309084
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT90
- GeForce RTX 309085
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6950 XT144
- GeForce RTX 3090133
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6950 XT99
- GeForce RTX 3090100
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6950 XT115
- GeForce RTX 3090125
FPS (higher is better)