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
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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 (258 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+37%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+36%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+59%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+65%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+55%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+44%)
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 156 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+46%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+55%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+33%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+32%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+40%)
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 134 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+45%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+58%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+23%)
AVG 278 FPS
MIN 222 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 226 FPS
MIN 184 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+24%)
AVG 236 FPS
MIN 202 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 190 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+31%)
AVG 166 FPS
MIN 148 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+60%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+53%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+43%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 32 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 XT (+43%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+35%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 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 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
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Wins!
Based on 261 benchmarks across 71 games
66
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+32.4%
87
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
7
Wins
66
Avg FPS
54
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
248
Wins
87
Avg FPS
72
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
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