AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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 | 130 72 58 38 | 213 142 118 87 |
The Witcher 3 | 116 95 66 32 | 208 183 139 72 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 184 128 91 49 | 302 208 149 81 |
Far Cry 6 | 102 86 66 35 | 172 148 133 83 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 69 56 42 19 | 130 105 83 46 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 89 82 55 33 | 183 177 130 84 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 74 58 43 23 | 131 111 91 55 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 69 60 37 16 | 148 129 87 42 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 118 107 73 36 | 225 205 156 82 |
| 1080p High | 106 | 190 |
| 1080p Ultra | 83 | 156 |
| 1440p Ultra | 59 | 121 |
| 4K Ultra | 31 | 70 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 9425 | 20781 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 86741 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 10519 |
| Fire Strike | 27535 | 57323 |
| Night Raid | 103141 | 159759 |
| Background Blur | 148 frames/s | 231.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 89.5 frames/s | 152.5 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 3.52 Gpix/sec | 4.26 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 4.98 Gpix/sec | 5.75 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.11 Gpix/sec | 5.87 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.75 Gpix/sec | 1.12 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 295.8 Gpix/sec | 618.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 10480.7 fps | 17973.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 921 | 1051 |
| DirectX 11 | 117 fps | 278 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 65 fps | 113 fps |
| GPU Compute | 7839 Ops/s | 14962 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 695.6 fps | 1379.6 fps |
| Car Chase | 606.1 fps | 1317.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 496.2 fps | 1205.3 fps |
| T-Rex | 2407 fps | 4360 fps |
| ALU 2 | 3024.6 fps | 6645 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 299.8 fps | 325.2 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 2576.4 | 3954.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | July, 7, 2019 | December, 8, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Codename | Navi 10 | Navi 21 |
| Price | 399 | 999 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1605 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1905 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Shader Units | 2560 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 160 | 320 |
| ROPs | 64 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | No | n/a |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 4000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 122 Gpix/sec | 288 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 305 GTex/s | 720 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 9.8 TFLOPS | 23 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 225 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 | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8 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: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider