AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 9070 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 | 237 162 142 109 | 213 142 118 87 |
The Witcher 3 | 255 226 166 88 | 208 183 139 72 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 323 219 160 81 | 302 208 149 81 |
Far Cry 6 | 200 177 155 100 | 172 148 133 83 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 152 128 104 56 | 130 105 83 46 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 240 225 172 114 | 183 177 130 84 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 156 129 112 71 | 131 111 91 55 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 185 160 110 51 | 148 129 87 42 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 279 260 195 106 | 225 205 156 82 |
| 1080p High | 225 | 190 |
| 1080p Ultra | 187 | 156 |
| 1440p Ultra | 146 | 121 |
| 4K Ultra | 86 | 70 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 30268 | 20781 |
| Solar Bay | 119007 | 86741 |
| Port Royal | 18715 | 10519 |
| Fire Strike | 66051 | 57323 |
| Night Raid | 199232 | 159759 |
| Background Blur | 427.4 frames/s | 231.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 251 frames/s | 152.5 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 6.77 Gpix/sec | 4.26 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 9.42 Gpix/sec | 5.75 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 9.35 Gpix/sec | 5.87 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.42 Gpix/sec | 1.12 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 651.4 Gpix/sec | 618.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 23630 fps | 17973.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1347 | 1051 |
| DirectX 11 | 294 fps | 278 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 80 fps | 113 fps |
| GPU Compute | 15847 Ops/s | 14962 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1653.8 fps | 1379.6 fps |
| Car Chase | 1403.1 fps | 1317.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1113.5 fps | 1205.3 fps |
| T-Rex | 4704.1 fps | 4360 fps |
| ALU 2 | 8678.1 fps | 6645 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 313.1 fps | 325.2 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 6928.5 | 3954.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | December, 8, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Codename | Navi 48 | Navi 21 |
| Price | 599 | 999 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1660 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2970 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Shader Units | 4096 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 256 | 320 |
| ROPs | 128 | 128 |
| Execution Units | 64 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 64 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | 128 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 4000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 4 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 380 Gpix/sec | 288 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 760 GTex/s | 720 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 48.7 TFLOPS | 23 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 304 W | 300 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 357 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Transistor count | 53.9 billion | 26 billion |
| Transistor density | 150.98 MTr/mm² | 50 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2518 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 20100 MB/s | 16000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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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