Radeon RX 6950 XT VS GeForce RTX 5090

Explore the complete details of Radeon RX 6950 XT VS GeForce RTX 5090, including specs, performance benchmarks

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The Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU by AMD. features a RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) architecture. with 5120 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 2324 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6 memory with 16 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 335W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3 for enhanced performance.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU by AMD. features a RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) architecture. with 5120 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 2324 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6 memory with 16 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 335W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3 for enhanced performance.

Benchmark Performance

Radeon RX 6950 XT
66.31

GeForce RTX 5090
93.58

General Information

Basic details about the Radeon RX 6950 XT, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

Radeon RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 5090
Manufacturer AMD NVIDIA
Ranking 23 2
Popularity Rank not in top-100 25
Architecture RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name Navi 21 GB202
Market Segmente Desktop Desktop
Length - Width 267 mm - 3-slot 304 mm - 2-slot
Release Date 10 May 2022 30 January 2025

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon RX 6950 XT VS GeForce RTX 5090.

Core Clock Speed 1925 MHz 2017 MHz
Boost Clock Speed 2324 MHz 2407 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power 23.8 TFLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS
No of Transistors 26,800 million 92,200 million
CUDA Cores 5120 21760
Ray Tracing Cores 80 170
Tensor Cores N/A 680
Texture Fill Rate 743.7 1,637
ROPs 128 176

Performance Score Comparison

Connectivity & API Support

Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

Radeon RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 5090
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI 1 1
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model 6.5 6.8
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 3.0
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
CUDA N/A 12.0
DLSS N/A 1
TMUs 320 680

Memory & Bus

Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.

Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR7
Maximum RAM 16 GB 32 GB
Memory Bus Width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory Clock Speed 2250 MHz 1750 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 576.0 GB/s GB/s 1.79 TB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR 1 1

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP) 335 W 575 W
Power Efficiency 15.09 12.41
Manufacturing Process 7 nm 5 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 16-pin

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