Spec for spec, this RX 7900 XTX leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RX 6950 XT, by boasting 21.1 % more fps. The RX 7900 XTX has 24 GB RAM compared to the RX 6950 XT 's 16 GB video memory.
Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 7900 XTX consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RX 6950 XT and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, RTX 4090, the RX 7900 XTX was -9.7 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Starfield, Immortals of Aveum, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Callisto Protocol, Remnant II at 70 fps to 105 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 94 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Starfield, Immortals of Aveum, Remnant II, The Callisto Protocol, Microsoft Flight Simulator at 63 fps to 81 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 71 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Microsoft Flight Simulator, Atomic Heart, Marvel's Avengers, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Borderlands 3 at 62 fps to 74 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 67 fps.
AMD ’s xx00 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the RDNA 2.0 graphics card inside the RX 6700 XT, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The RX 6700 XT is much more expensive than the RX 5700 as it costs a whopping $ 479. Compare this to the RX 5700, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, which came originally at a price of $ 349, $ 399. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the RTX 3070 which costs $ 499.
Spec for spec, this RX 6700 XT leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RX 5700, by boasting 44.8 % more fps. The RX 6700 XT has 12 GB RAM compared to the RX 5700 's 8 GB video memory.
Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 6700 XT consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RX 5700, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, RTX 3070, the RX 6700 XT was -8.7 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Forspoken, Halo Infinite, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Atomic Heart, Assassin's Creed Valhalla at 69 fps to 74 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 71 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Red Dead Redemption 2, Halo Infinite, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, A Plague Tale: Requiem, F1 22 at 62 fps to 65 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play God of War, Forza Horizon 5, Hitman 2, Far Cry New Dawn, Resident Evil 2 at 61 fps to 65 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Number | 109-D702A7-00_02 | - |
| Length | 287 mm 11.3 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a2x DisplayPort 2.11x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort 1x USB Type-C |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 355 W | 230 W |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 2499 MHz | 2424 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 2500 MHz 20 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Generation | Navi III (RX 7000) | Navi II |
| Launch Price | 999 USD | 479 USD |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 | Mar 18th, 2021 |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 335 mm² |
| GPU Name | Navi 31 | Navi 22 |
| GPU Variant | Navi 31 XTX (215-145000146) | Navi 22 XT |
| Process Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistors | 57,700 million | unknown |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 960.0 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 384 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 12288 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Compute Units | 96 | 40 |
| ROPs | 192 | 64 |
| Shading Units | 6144 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 384 | 192 |
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 6700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| FP16 (half) performance | 122.8 TFLOPS (2:1) | 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 61.42 TFLOPS | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 3.838 TFLOPS (1:16) | 825.9 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| Pixel Rate | 479.8 GPixel/s | 165.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 959.6 GTexel/s | 495.6 GTexel/s |
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