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
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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 (240 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+40%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+33%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+23%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+24%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+21%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+16%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+28%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+30%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+10%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+18%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+21%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+32%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+18%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+19%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+20%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+4%)
AVG 176 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+2%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+7%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Wins!
Based on 240 benchmarks across 68 games
65
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+15.9%
76
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
20
Wins
65
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
8%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
215
Wins
76
Avg FPS
62
Min FPS
90%
Win Rate
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