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)
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7129.567 vs 5528.565
  • 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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 vs 5528.565
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 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26721 vs 19867
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1050 vs 941
  • Around 92% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 191323 vs 99597
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 711.408 vs 349.422
  • Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 62.812 vs 34.064
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 228.496 vs 197.183
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2431.277 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: 19948 vs 12786
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 26721 vs 19867
PassMark - G2D Mark 1050 vs 941
Geekbench - OpenCL 191323 vs 99597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 711.408 vs 349.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 62.812 vs 34.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 228.496 vs 197.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2431.277 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 19948 vs 12786

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19867
26721
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
941
1050
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
99597
191323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
349.422
711.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7129.567
5528.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34.064
62.812
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
197.183
228.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1699.337
2431.277
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
12786
19948
Name AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
PassMark - G3D Mark 19867 26721
PassMark - G2D Mark 941 1050
Geekbench - OpenCL 99597 191323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 349.422 711.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 5528.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 34.064 62.812
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 197.183 228.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1699.337 2431.277
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 12786 19948

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 50 48
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