AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6900 XT
VS
amd
Brand20GB GDDR6
Memory5376
Cores800 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $499.99 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6900 XT
$999 • Oct 2020
VS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
$899 • Nov 2022
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20GB GDDR6 300W $580.61 Nov 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300 W | 300 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 2394 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 800 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 5376 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 84 |
| TMUs | 320 | 336 |
| ROPs | 128 | 192 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 320-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 459.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 800 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 23.04 GFLOPS | 51.48 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 529 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 57700 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
20261
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
24671 (+22%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
124121
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
203754 (+64%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
305.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
323.2 FPS (+6%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26744
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
28872 (+8%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (593 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+28%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+25%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+29%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+28%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+25%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+29%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+26%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+30%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+25%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+36%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+34%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+32%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+27%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+24%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+31%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+25%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+19%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+21%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+31%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+50%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+33%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Wins!
Based on 593 benchmarks across 164 games
68
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
VS
+27.3%
86
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
1
Wins
68
Avg FPS
57
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD • 20GB GDDR6
580
Wins
86
Avg FPS
73
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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