AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT videocard review

Radeon RX 6900 XT videocard released by AMD; release date: 28 Oct 2020. At the time of release, the videocard cost $999. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on RDNA 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed Navi 21.

Core clock speed - 1825 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2250 MHz. Texture fill rate - 720.0 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 5120. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Transistors count - 26800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 300 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). Memory bandwidth - 512 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38588

26791

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1295

1046

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345150

163724

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

543.753 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

0.000 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

51.155 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

320.733 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

2566.900 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

17213 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

3714 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3350 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

17213.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

3714.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3350.000 Fps

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

36466

20957

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	26791
PassMark - G2D Mark	1046
Geekbench - OpenCL	163724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	543.753 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	0.000 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	51.155 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	320.733 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	2566.900 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	17213 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3714 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3350 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	17213.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3714.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3350.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	20957

Games performance

1. Hitman 3 (2021)
2. Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)
3. Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)
4. Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (2020)
5. Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)
6. Watch Dogs Legion (2020)
7. Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)
8. Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)
9. F1 2020 (2020)
10. Gears Tactics (2020)
11. Doom Eternal (2020)
12. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

13. Borderlands 3 (2019)
14. Control (2019)
15. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
16. Anno 1800 (2019)
17. The Division 2 (2019)
18. Metro Exodus (2019)
19. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
20. Battlefield V (2018)
21. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
22. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
23. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
24. The Witcher 3 (2015)

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	352.80
Medium, 1920x1080	283.20
High, 1920x1080	279.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	272.80
QHD, 2560x1440	213.10
4K, 3840x2160	128.10

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	160.00
Medium, 1920x1080	152.00
High, 1920x1080	127.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	106.00
QHD, 2560x1440	72.30
4K, 3840x2160	34.80

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Low, 1280x720	139.00
Medium, 1920x1080	126.00
High, 1920x1080	127.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	122.00
QHD, 2560x1440	121.00
4K, 3840x2160	83.00

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (2020)

Low, 1280x720	298.00
Medium, 1920x1080	198.00
High, 1920x1080	169.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	153.00
QHD, 2560x1440	115.00
4K, 3840x2160	68.10

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x720	227.00
Medium, 1920x1080	169.00
High, 1920x1080	142.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	136.50
QHD, 2560x1440	108.50
4K, 3840x2160	65.50

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x720	191.00
Medium, 1920x1080	190.00
High, 1920x1080	170.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	120.50
QHD, 2560x1440	91.25
4K, 3840x2160	53.55

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x720	160.00
Medium, 1920x1080	142.00
High, 1920x1080	138.00
QHD, 2560x1440	120.00
4K, 3840x2160	67.00

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x720	245.00
Medium, 1920x1080	205.00
High, 1920x1080	184.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	164.00
QHD, 2560x1440	136.00
4K, 3840x2160	76.00

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	520.00
Medium, 1920x1080	442.00
High, 1920x1080	395.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	283.00
QHD, 2560x1440	224.00
4K, 3840x2160	136.50

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720	495.80
Medium, 1920x1080	338.10
High, 1920x1080	249.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	175.10
QHD, 2560x1440	136.40
4K, 3840x2160	74.10

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x720	624.00
Medium, 1920x1080	480.00
High, 1920x1080	416.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	411.00
QHD, 2560x1440	328.00
4K, 3840x2160	185.00

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	208.00
Medium, 1920x1080	196.00
High, 1920x1080	150.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	98.00
QHD, 2560x1440	82.10
4K, 3840x2160	54.60

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	197.00
Medium, 1920x1080	169.00
High, 1920x1080	152.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	130.50
QHD, 2560x1440	106.00
4K, 3840x2160	58.45

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720	240.00
Medium, 1920x1080	234.00
High, 1920x1080	174.50
QHD, 2560x1440	113.00
4K, 3840x2160	54.30

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720	429.70
Medium, 1920x1080	263.00
High, 1920x1080	180.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	141.30
QHD, 2560x1440	92.90
4K, 3840x2160	44.90

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	223.00
Medium, 1920x1080	162.00
High, 1920x1080	139.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	87.10
QHD, 2560x1440	70.70
4K, 3840x2160	52.00

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	217.00
Medium, 1920x1080	190.00
High, 1920x1080	157.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	138.00
QHD, 2560x1440	118.00
4K, 3840x2160	66.60

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720	274.00
Medium, 1920x1080	214.00
High, 1920x1080	154.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	123.00
QHD, 2560x1440	102.00
4K, 3840x2160	66.70

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720	141.00
Medium, 1920x1080	126.00
High, 1920x1080	123.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	118.00
QHD, 2560x1440	117.00
4K, 3840x2160	101.00

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720	196.00
Medium, 1920x1080	195.00
High, 1920x1080	196.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	197.00
QHD, 2560x1440	196.00
4K, 3840x2160	134.00

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x720	124.00
Medium, 1920x1080	117.00
High, 1920x1080	106.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	98.00
QHD, 2560x1440	99.00
4K, 3840x2160	68.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	350.00
Medium, 1920x1080	283.00
High, 1920x1080	279.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	247.50
QHD, 2560x1440	230.50
4K, 3840x2160	162.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720	248.00
Medium, 1920x1080	222.00
High, 1920x1080	213.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	200.50
QHD, 2560x1440	159.00
4K, 3840x2160	85.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	589.00
Medium, 1366x768	375.00
High, 1920x1080	323.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	163.60
4K, 3840x2160	122.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0
Code name	Navi 21
Launch date	28 Oct 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$999
Place in performance rating	76
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz
Compute units	80
Core clock speed	1825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	1440 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	46.08 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	23.04 TFLOPS
Pipelines	5120
Pixel fill rate	288.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	720.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt
Transistor count	26800 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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	12.2
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Hitman 3 (2021)

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (2020)

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

F1 2020 (2020)

Gears Tactics (2020)

Doom Eternal (2020)

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Control (2019)

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Anno 1800 (2019)

The Division 2 (2019)

Metro Exodus (2019)

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Battlefield V (2018)

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

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