AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

Radeon RX 6950 XT videocard released by AMD; release date: 10 May 2022. The videocard is based on RDNA 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed Navi 21.

Core clock speed - 1860 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2310 MHz. Texture fill rate - 739.2 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 5120. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Transistors count - 26800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 335 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 576.0 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
1030
PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
28158
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
21420
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
171975
Name Value
PassMark - G2D Mark 1030
PassMark - G3D Mark 28158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 21420
Geekbench - OpenCL 171975

Games performance

Ready or Not (2023)

Low, 1920x1080335.00
Medium, 1920x1080325.00
High, 1920x1080322.00
Ultra, 1920x1080254.00
QHD, 2560x1440159.30
4K, 3840x216070.50

The Finals (2023)

Low, 1920x1080357.00
Medium, 1920x1080332.00
High, 1920x1080306.00
Ultra, 1920x1080236.00
QHD, 2560x1440148.50
4K, 3840x216070.80

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora (2023)

Low, 1920x1080152.00
Medium, 1920x1080138.00
High, 1920x1080117.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.00
QHD, 2560x144062.00
4K, 3840x216031.00

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080285.00
Medium, 1920x1080258.00
High, 1920x1080213.00
Ultra, 1920x1080200.00
QHD, 2560x1440145.00
4K, 3840x216087.00

EA Sports WRC (2023)

Low, 1920x1080272.00
Medium, 1920x1080178.90
High, 1920x1080162.90
Ultra, 1920x1080158.90
QHD, 2560x1440128.20
4K, 3840x216076.70

Alan Wake 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080120.20
Medium, 1920x1080116.20
High, 1920x1080107.50
QHD, 2560x144071.80
4K, 3840x216036.70

Counter-Strike 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080351.00
Medium, 1920x1080339.00
High, 1920x1080337.00
Ultra, 1920x1080299.00
QHD, 2560x1440236.00
4K, 3840x2160116.10

Lords of the Fallen (2023)

Low, 1920x1080172.20
Medium, 1920x1080143.60
High, 1920x1080100.80
Ultra, 1920x108071.60
QHD, 2560x144050.00
4K, 3840x216025.40

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x1080564.30
Medium, 1920x1080339.70
High, 1920x1080229.00
Ultra, 1920x1080184.70
QHD, 2560x1440166.00
4K, 3840x216087.00

Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)

Low, 1920x1080230.00
Medium, 1920x1080211.00
High, 1920x1080196.00
Ultra, 1920x1080156.00
QHD, 2560x1440124.00
4K, 3840x216075.00

EA Sports FC 24 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080412.00
Medium, 1920x1080299.00
High, 1920x1080360.00
Ultra, 1920x1080254.00
QHD, 2560x1440220.00
4K, 3840x2160143.90

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x1080204.00
Medium, 1920x1080197.70
High, 1920x1080168.40
Ultra, 1920x1080152.70
QHD, 2560x144096.50
4K, 3840x216039.50

Lies of P (2023)

Low, 1920x1080335.00
Medium, 1920x1080296.00
High, 1920x1080258.00
Ultra, 1920x1080236.00
QHD, 2560x1440170.60
4K, 3840x216093.20

Starfield (2023)

Low, 1920x1080137.40
Medium, 1920x1080123.60
High, 1920x1080104.90
Ultra, 1920x108096.20
QHD, 2560x144078.40
4K, 3840x216049.20

Armored Core 6 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080119.70
Medium, 1920x1080119.70
High, 1920x1080119.90
Ultra, 1920x1080119.60
QHD, 2560x1440115.00
4K, 3840x216078.60

Immortals of Aveum (2023)

Low, 1920x1080169.80
High, 1920x1080151.90
Ultra, 1920x1080128.70
QHD, 2560x1440100.90
4K, 3840x216062.80

Atlas Fallen (2023)

Low, 1920x1080191.90
Medium, 1920x1080189.50
High, 1920x1080181.30
Ultra, 1920x1080178.60
QHD, 2560x1440162.80
4K, 3840x216085.30

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080255.00
Medium, 1920x1080226.00
High, 1920x1080188.90
Ultra, 1920x1080184.00
QHD, 2560x1440132.90
4K, 3840x216072.40

Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart (2023)

Low, 1920x1080167.40
Medium, 1920x1080146.30
High, 1920x1080123.30
Ultra, 1920x1080109.30
QHD, 2560x144093.20
4K, 3840x216064.20

F1 23 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080510.00
Medium, 1920x1080516.00
High, 1920x1080406.00
Ultra, 1920x108097.10
QHD, 2560x144062.00
4K, 3840x216029.70

Diablo 4 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080392.00
Medium, 1920x1080374.00
High, 1920x1080355.00
Ultra, 1920x1080311.00
QHD, 2560x1440226.00
4K, 3840x2160125.80

Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023)

Low, 1920x1080156.00
Medium, 1920x1080147.50
High, 1920x1080139.40
Ultra, 1920x1080132.30
QHD, 2560x144086.20
4K, 3840x216041.80

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080375.00
Medium, 1920x1080368.00
High, 1920x1080319.00
Ultra, 1920x1080236.00
QHD, 2560x1440176.80
4K, 3840x216096.50

The Last of Us (2023)

Low, 1920x1080156.00
Medium, 1920x1080143.00
High, 1920x1080132.30
Ultra, 1920x1080111.20
QHD, 2560x144076.80
4K, 3840x216039.60

Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x1080349.00
Medium, 1920x1080246.00
High, 1920x1080222.00
Ultra, 1920x1080142.30
QHD, 2560x1440114.50
4K, 3840x216070.60

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x1080128.50
Medium, 1920x1080123.50
High, 1920x1080119.80
Ultra, 1920x1080117.60
QHD, 2560x1440116.00
4K, 3840x216077.60

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080343.10
Medium, 1920x1080305.10
High, 1920x1080236.90
Ultra, 1920x1080235.60
QHD, 2560x1440183.40
4K, 3840x2160109.20

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x1080347.00
Medium, 1920x1080257.00
High, 1920x1080158.90
Ultra, 1920x1080130.70
QHD, 2560x1440104.20
4K, 3840x216065.30

Returnal (2023)

Low, 1920x1080217.00
Medium, 1920x1080210.00
High, 1920x1080187.00
Ultra, 1920x1080158.00
QHD, 2560x1440122.00
4K, 3840x216072.00

Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Low, 1920x1080207.00
Medium, 1920x1080185.80
High, 1920x1080161.00
Ultra, 1920x1080122.30
QHD, 2560x1440100.00
4K, 3840x216054.80

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x1080208.00
Medium, 1920x1080193.60
High, 1920x1080167.60
Ultra, 1920x1080167.00
QHD, 2560x1440116.90
4K, 3840x216057.70

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x1080385.00
Medium, 1920x1080326.00
High, 1920x1080255.00
Ultra, 1920x1080205.00
QHD, 2560x1440132.70
4K, 3840x216057.30

The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080450.00
Medium, 1920x1080356.00
High, 1920x1080176.20
Ultra, 1920x1080148.00
QHD, 2560x1440122.20
4K, 3840x216081.30

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x1080173.70
Medium, 1920x1080180.90
High, 1920x1080149.50
Ultra, 1920x1080124.50
QHD, 2560x1440108.70
4K, 3840x216073.90

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x1080257.00
Medium, 1920x1080215.00
High, 1920x1080138.00
Ultra, 1920x1080137.00
QHD, 2560x1440105.00
4K, 3840x216066.00

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x1080159.80
Medium, 1920x1080156.70
High, 1920x1080146.20
Ultra, 1920x1080143.00
QHD, 2560x1440121.20
4K, 3840x216074.00

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080307.00
Medium, 1920x1080273.00
High, 1920x1080204.00
Ultra, 1920x1080196.00
QHD, 2560x1440145.00
4K, 3840x216089.00

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x1080135.80
Medium, 1920x1080134.40
High, 1920x1080123.70
Ultra, 1920x1080118.60
QHD, 2560x1440100.90
4K, 3840x216069.90

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)

Low, 1920x1080203.00
Medium, 1920x1080165.10
High, 1920x1080121.80
Ultra, 1920x108091.50
QHD, 2560x144072.80
4K, 3840x216041.70

FIFA 23 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080347.00
Medium, 1920x1080295.00
High, 1920x1080271.00
Ultra, 1920x1080268.00
QHD, 2560x1440239.00
4K, 3840x2160150.20

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x1080310.00
Medium, 1920x1080233.50
High, 1920x1080190.60
Ultra, 1920x1080146.65
QHD, 2560x1440101.65
4K, 3840x216054.30

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080404.00
Medium, 1920x1080385.50
High, 1920x1080368.00
Ultra, 1920x1080113.90
QHD, 2560x144074.05
4K, 3840x216036.15

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x1080317.00
Medium, 1920x1080307.00
High, 1920x1080277.00
Ultra, 1920x1080292.00
QHD, 2560x1440260.00
4K, 3840x2160139.50

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x1080369.50
Medium, 1920x1080300.50
High, 1920x1080218.85
Ultra, 1920x1080177.35
QHD, 2560x1440129.40
4K, 3840x216070.65

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x1080264.50
Medium, 1920x1080256.00
High, 1920x1080254.00
Ultra, 1920x1080252.00
QHD, 2560x1440204.50
4K, 3840x2160111.40

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080160.70
Medium, 1920x1080142.65
High, 1920x1080128.40
Ultra, 1920x1080122.00
QHD, 2560x144093.00
4K, 3840x216045.85

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x1080365.50
Medium, 1920x1080326.00
High, 1920x1080281.50
Ultra, 1920x1080248.50
QHD, 2560x1440223.50
4K, 3840x2160154.40

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x1080479.00
Medium, 1920x1080382.00
High, 1920x1080367.00
Ultra, 1920x1080280.00
QHD, 2560x1440192.00
4K, 3840x216092.00

God of War (2022)

Low, 1920x1080246.50
Medium, 1920x1080225.00
High, 1920x1080192.75
Ultra, 1920x1080135.80
QHD, 2560x1440112.00
4K, 3840x216073.30

Farming Simulator 22 (2021)

Low, 1280x720290.00
Medium, 1920x1080237.00
High, 1920x1080201.00
Ultra, 1920x1080195.60
QHD, 2560x1440189.50
4K, 3840x2160181.80

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x720325.00
Medium, 1920x1080237.00
High, 1920x1080228.50
Ultra, 1920x1080159.00
QHD, 2560x1440139.00
4K, 3840x2160101.50

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x720148.00
Medium, 1920x1080146.00
High, 1920x1080141.00
Ultra, 1920x1080138.00
QHD, 2560x1440131.00
4K, 3840x216084.00

Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)

Low, 1280x720208.00
Medium, 1920x1080210.00
High, 1920x1080214.00
Ultra, 1920x1080211.00
QHD, 2560x1440191.00
4K, 3840x2160113.00

Far Cry 6 (2021)

Low, 1280x720185.55
Medium, 1920x1080163.25
High, 1920x1080148.60
Ultra, 1920x1080140.65
QHD, 2560x1440132.20
4K, 3840x216090.60

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x720146.90
Medium, 1920x1080109.70
High, 1920x108098.10
Ultra, 1920x108098.10
QHD, 2560x144098.60
4K, 3840x216076.40

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x720589.00
Medium, 1920x1080551.00
High, 1920x1080469.00
Ultra, 1920x1080224.50
QHD, 2560x1440176.65
4K, 3840x2160100.90

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x720289.00
Medium, 1920x1080288.00
High, 1920x1080186.50
Ultra, 1920x1080160.40
QHD, 2560x1440130.00
4K, 3840x216072.40

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x720296.00
Medium, 1920x1080248.00
High, 1920x1080220.00
Ultra, 1920x1080189.00
QHD, 2560x1440156.00
4K, 3840x2160105.00

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x720130.00
Medium, 1920x1080130.00
High, 1920x1080115.00
Ultra, 1920x1080107.00
QHD, 2560x1440103.00
4K, 3840x216065.00

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x720213.00
Medium, 1920x1080190.10
High, 1920x1080175.50
QHD, 2560x1440156.20
4K, 3840x216080.40

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720527.00
Medium, 1920x1080450.00
High, 1920x1080424.00
Ultra, 1920x1080317.50
QHD, 2560x1440254.50
4K, 3840x2160154.10

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720662.50
Medium, 1920x1080500.00
High, 1920x1080441.50
Ultra, 1920x1080396.00
QHD, 2560x1440293.50
4K, 3840x2160171.80

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720208.60
Medium, 1920x1080188.50
High, 1920x1080169.30
Ultra, 1920x1080148.80
QHD, 2560x1440121.15
4K, 3840x216065.40

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720239.50
Medium, 1920x1080239.00
High, 1920x1080209.00
QHD, 2560x1440135.55
4K, 3840x216066.00

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x720127.60
Medium, 1920x1080119.90
High, 1920x108087.50
Ultra, 1920x108048.10
QHD, 2560x144041.20
4K, 3840x216035.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720288.50
Medium, 1920x1080236.00
High, 1920x1080183.90
Ultra, 1920x1080145.65
QHD, 2560x1440120.05
4K, 3840x216077.15

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720172.00
Medium, 1920x1080151.50
High, 1920x1080147.00
Ultra, 1920x1080132.00
QHD, 2560x1440132.00
4K, 3840x2160118.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720309.00
Medium, 1920x1080276.00
High, 1920x1080266.50
Ultra, 1920x1080248.00
QHD, 2560x1440186.80
4K, 3840x216099.05

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720205.50
Medium, 1920x1080181.00
High, 1920x1080173.00
Ultra, 1920x1080163.50
QHD, 2560x1440162.50
4K, 3840x2160123.50

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720151.10
Medium, 1920x1080123.10
High, 1920x108099.00
4K, 3840x216078.90

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720233.50
Medium, 1920x1080220.00
High, 1920x1080188.35
QHD152.70
4K, 3840x216085.80

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768401.00
Medium, 1366x768316.00
High, 1920x1080300.00
Ultra, 1920x1080254.00
4K, 3840x2160129.50

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720233.70
Medium, 1366x768183.55
High, 1920x1080199.45
Ultra, 1920x1080166.90
4K, 3840x2160140.50

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768631.50
Medium, 1366x768490.50
High, 1920x1080376.00
Ultra, 1920x1080215.50
4K, 3840x2160144.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768187.90
Medium, 1366x768187.65
High, 1920x1080185.15
Ultra, 1920x1080159.15
QHD152.75
4K, 3840x2160174.30

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0
Code name Navi 21
Launch date 10 May 2022
Place in performance rating 19

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2310 MHz
Compute units 80
Core clock speed 1860 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 1,478 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 47.31 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 23.65 TFLOPS
Pipelines 5120
Pixel fill rate 295.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 739.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 335 Watt
Transistor count 26800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Triple-slot
Height 50 mm, 2 inches
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm, 10.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Width 120 mm, 4.7 inches

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.1
OpenGL 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 576.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6