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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT. Specifications

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Released
2025-03-06
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
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2022-05-10
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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT or AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2025-03-06.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has a base frequency of 1.89 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2022-05-10.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    381 place
  • Battlefield 5
    31 place
  • Cyberpunk 2077
    21 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • AI Accelerators
    128 left arrow -
  • Architecture
    RDNA 4 left arrow RDNA 2
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
  • Compute Units
    64 left arrow 80
  • Execution Units
    64 left arrow 80
  • Ray Accelerators
    64 left arrow 80
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 128
  • Shader
    4096 left arrow 5120
  • GPU Chip
    - left arrow Navi 21 KXTX
  • L1 Cache
    - left arrow 128 KB
  • L2 Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3 Cache
    - left arrow 128 MB
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 80
  • Streaming Multiprocessors
    - left arrow 80
  • Texture Units
    - left arrow 320
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Infinity Cache
    64 MB left arrow 128 MB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    640 GB/s left arrow 576 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    20 Gbps left arrow 18 Gbps
  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 2250 MHz
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Boost Clock
    2970 MHz left arrow 2310 MHz
  • Game Clock
    2400 MHz left arrow 2100 MHz
  • Base Clock
    - left arrow 1890 MHz
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • System Power Supply
    750 W (System power requirement) left arrow Conflicting source values: 700 W (PSU recommendation) | 850 W (System power requirement)
  • TDP
    304 W left arrow 335 W
  • Typical Board Power
    304 W left arrow 335 W
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow -
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Version
    2.1a left arrow -
  • HDMI Version
    2.1b left arrow -
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 5.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2x8-Pin left arrow 2x8-Pin
  • DisplayPort Ports
    - left arrow 2 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    - left arrow 4
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow 1 × USB-C
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    - left arrow Conflicting source values: 12.2 | 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • DLSS / FSR
    - left arrow Conflicting source values: No | Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
  • Max. resolution
    - left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • OpenCL
    - left arrow 2.1
  • OpenGL
    - left arrow 4.6
  • Raytracing
    - left arrow Yes
  • Shader Model
    - left arrow 6.5
  • Vulkan
    - left arrow 1.3
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    - left arrow -
  • Length
    - left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT.

  • Availability window (manufacturer)
    2025-03-06 left arrow -
  • Date evidence scope
    Manufacturer-announced OEM/board availability window; exact first shipment is not established by this source. left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070xt.html left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/6000-series/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt.html
  • Release date
    2025-03-06 left arrow 2022-05-10
  • Release date source
    https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1238/amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architecture-with-the-launch-of-amd-radeon-rx-9000-series-graphics-cards left arrow -
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow 2026-09-30
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 1,099 $ (Reference)
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Theoretical Performance

  • FP32 (theoretical)
    48.7 TFLOPS left arrow 23.8 TFLOPS
  • FP16 (theoretical)
    - left arrow 47.6 TFLOPS
  • FP64 (theoretical)
    - left arrow 1,487 GFLOPS
  • Pixel Rate
    - left arrow 297.5 GPixel/s
  • Texture Rate
    - left arrow 743.7 GTexel/s

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditionsSource / retrieved
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered / 1440p / Ultra / Native 118 FPS Test CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-6000
Driver: AMD pre-release 26.20.15.02
Specific partner board and exact game build unreported.
TechSpot / Hardware Unboxed
2026-09-30 UTC
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered / 4K / Ultra / Native 57 FPS Test CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-6000
Driver: AMD pre-release 26.20.15.02
Specific partner board and exact game build unreported.
TechSpot / Hardware Unboxed
2026-09-30 UTC

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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