AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores576 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6950 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR7
Memory6144
Cores672 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5070
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16GB GDDR6 335W $749.99 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT
$1099 • May 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 5070
$549 • Mar 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
12GB GDDR7 250W $519.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 335 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2310 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 6144 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 48 |
| TMUs | 320 | 192 |
| ROPs | 128 | 80 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 295.7 GPixel/s | 201 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 576 GTexel/s | 482.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 23.65 GFLOPS | 30.87 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 48.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 31100 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 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
23103 (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
189857
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
190967 (+1%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
28129
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
29107 (+3%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (306 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+10%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+8%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+10%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+8%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+9%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 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
GeForce RTX 5070 (+34%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+27%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+19%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 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
GeForce RTX 5070 (+4%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+8%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+0%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+0%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+18%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+15%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+21%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 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
GeForce RTX 5070 (+11%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+2%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+2%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 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
GeForce RTX 5070 (+53%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+60%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5070 (+40%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wins!
Based on 306 benchmarks across 86 games
62
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+14.9%
72
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5070
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
22
Wins
62
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
7%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR7
263
Wins
72
Avg FPS
60
Min FPS
86%
Win Rate
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