AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 66% higher core clock speed: 2321 MHz vs 1395 MHz
  • Around 52% higher boost clock speed: 2581 MHz vs 1695 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
  • 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 18062 vs 3713
  • 15.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 50772 vs 3354
  • 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 18062 vs 3713
  • 15.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 50772 vs 3354
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Mar 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed 2321 MHz vs 1395 MHz
Boost clock speed 2581 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 18062 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 50772 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 18062 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 50772 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

  • Around 35% higher texture fill rate: 556.0 GTexel/s vs 413.0 GTexel/s
  • 4.1x more pipelines: 10496 vs 2560
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 12 GB
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26815 vs 19885
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1051 vs 941
  • Around 94% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 188320 vs 97106
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 732.196 vs 349.422
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7585.258 vs 7129.567
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 63.011 vs 34.064
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 247.569 vs 197.183
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2441.384 vs 1699.337
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 15315
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 15315
  • Around 56% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19877 vs 12774
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 556.0 GTexel/s vs 413.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines 10496 vs 2560
Maximum memory size 24 GB vs 12 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 26815 vs 19885
PassMark - G2D Mark 1051 vs 941
Geekbench - OpenCL 188320 vs 97106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 732.196 vs 349.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7585.258 vs 7129.567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 63.011 vs 34.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 247.569 vs 197.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2441.384 vs 1699.337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 33398 vs 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33398 vs 15315
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19877 vs 12774

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19885
26815
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
941
1051
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
97106
188320
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
349.422
732.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7129.567
7585.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34.064
63.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
197.183
247.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1699.337
2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15315
33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18062
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50772
3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15315
33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18062
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50772
3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
12774
19877
Name AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
PassMark - G3D Mark 19885 26815
PassMark - G2D Mark 941 1051
Geekbench - OpenCL 97106 188320
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 349.422 732.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 7585.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 34.064 63.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 197.183 247.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1699.337 2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 15315 33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 18062 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 50772 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 15315 33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 18062 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 50772 3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 12774 19877

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 22 GA102
Launch date 3 Mar 2021 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $479 $1499
Place in performance rating 46 40
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2581 MHz 1695 MHz
Compute units 40
Core clock speed 2321 MHz 1395 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 825.9 GFLOPS (1:16) 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1) 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 13.21 TFLOPS 35.58 TFLOPS
Pipelines 2560 10496
Pixel fill rate 165.2 GPixel/s 189.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 413.0 GTexel/s 556.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 350 Watt
Transistor count 17200 million 28300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 40 mm (1.6 inches) 138 mm (5.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 313 mm (12.3 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt 750 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 110 mm (4.3 inches) Triple-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.2
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 936.2 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 384 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6X