AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores576 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6950 XT
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4096
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16GB GDDR6 335W $749.99 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT
$1099 • May 2022
VS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
$599 • Mar 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
16GB GDDR6 304W $599.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 335 W | 304 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2310 MHz | 2970 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 4096 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 64 |
| TMUs | 320 | 256 |
| ROPs | 128 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 295.7 GPixel/s | 380.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 576 GTexel/s | 760.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 23.65 GFLOPS | 48.66 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 357 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 53900 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 700 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
26809 (+28%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
189857 (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
182816
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
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
313.3 FPS (+3%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
28129 (+5%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
26815
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (234 benchmarks)
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 XT (+46%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+50%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+28%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 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 XT (+36%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+54%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 58 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 XT (+35%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+37%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+38%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 80 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 XT (+20%)
AVG 202 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+18%)
AVG 167 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+24%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+6%)
AVG 168 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+1%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+1%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+58%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 139 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+43%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+31%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Wins!
Based on 237 benchmarks across 66 games
65
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+31.7%
86
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
7
Wins
65
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
224
Wins
86
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
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