AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 9070
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores576 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6950 XT
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16GB GDDR6 335W $749.99 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT
$1099 • May 2022
VS
Radeon RX 9070
$549 • Mar 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070
16GB GDDR6 220W $509.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 335 W | 220 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2310 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 56 |
| TMUs | 320 | 224 |
| ROPs | 128 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 295.7 GPixel/s | 322.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 576 GTexel/s | 564.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 23.65 GFLOPS | 36.13 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 357 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 53900 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 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
21011
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
22616 (+8%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
189857 (+27%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
149949
AMD Radeon RX 9070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
305.6 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 9070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
28129 (+11%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
25414
AMD Radeon RX 9070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (318 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+0%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 (+0%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+6%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+15%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+0%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 (+0%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+6%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+15%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+30%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+29%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+29%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+22%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+16%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+17%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+33%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+27%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+36%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+3%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+1%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+11%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 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 9070 (+34%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+20%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+10%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Wins!
Based on 318 benchmarks across 86 games
64
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+17.1%
75
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
21
Wins
64
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
7%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
290
Wins
75
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
91%
Win Rate
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