AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 112 59 47 28 | 213 142 118 87 |
 The Witcher 3 | 94 75 49 29 | 208 183 139 72 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 158 108 73 35 | 302 208 149 81 |
 Far Cry 6 | 90 73 55 26 | 172 148 133 83 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 53 43 31 17 | 130 105 83 46 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 76 67 45 29 | 183 177 130 84 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 61 44 34 15 | 131 111 91 55 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 55 51 28 13 | 148 129 87 42 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 103 88 57 29 | 225 205 156 82 |
| 1080p High | 89 | 190 |
| 1080p Ultra | 68 | 156 |
| 1440p Ultra | 47 | 121 |
| 4K Ultra | 25 | 70 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 7633 | 20781 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 86741 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 10519 |
| Fire Strike | 22310 | 57323 |
| Night Raid | 86630 | 159759 |
| Background Blur | 123.2 frames/s | 231.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 71.4 frames/s | 152.5 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 2.85 Gpix/sec | 4.26 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 4.1 Gpix/sec | 5.75 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 3.48 Gpix/sec | 5.87 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.62 Gpix/sec | 1.12 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 253.9 Gpix/sec | 618.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 7670.6 fps | 17973.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 870 | 1051 |
| DirectX 11 | 96 fps | 278 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 52 fps | 113 fps |
| GPU Compute | 6338 Ops/s | 14962 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 533 fps | 1379.6 fps |
| Car Chase | 465.4 fps | 1317.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 387.4 fps | 1205.3 fps |
| T-Rex | 1882.8 fps | 4360 fps |
| ALU 2 | 2438.2 fps | 6645 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 198.3 fps | 325.2 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2278.9 | 3954.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 21, 2020 | December, 8, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Codename | Navi 10 | Navi 21 |
| Price | 279 | 999 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1560 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2304 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 144 | 320 |
| ROPs | 64 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 100 Gpix/sec | 288 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 225 GTex/s | 720 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS | 23 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 150 W | 300 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 251 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Transistor count | 10 billion | 26 billion |
| Transistor density | 39.84 MTr/mm² | 50 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 12000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3
