AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 XT
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 31% higher core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 1395 MHz
- Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1695 MHz
- Around 29% higher texture fill rate: 720.0 GTexel/s vs 556.0 GTexel/s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 350 Watt
- Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
- Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 320.733 vs 247.569
- Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2566.9 vs 2441.384
- Around 5% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 20909 vs 19877
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 28 Oct 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020 |
| Core clock speed | 1825 MHz vs 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2250 MHz vs 1695 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 720.0 GTexel/s vs 556.0 GTexel/s |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 8 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 300 Watt vs 350 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 26855 vs 26817 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 320.733 vs 247.569 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2566.9 vs 2441.384 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3714 vs 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3714 vs 3713 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 20909 vs 19877 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- 2.1x more pipelines: 10496 vs 5120
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 188320 vs 161035
- Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 732.196 vs 543.753
- Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 63.011 vs 51.155
- Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 17213
- Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 17213
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Pipelines | 10496 vs 5120 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB vs 16 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1051 vs 1048 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 188320 vs 161035 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 732.196 vs 543.753 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 63.011 vs 51.155 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 33398 vs 17213 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3354 vs 3350 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 33398 vs 17213 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3354 vs 3350 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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| Name | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 26855 | 26817 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1048 | 1051 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 161035 | 188320 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 543.753 | 732.196 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 0 | 7585.258 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 51.155 | 63.011 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 320.733 | 247.569 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2566.9 | 2441.384 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 17213 | 33398 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3714 | 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3350 | 3354 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 17213 | 33398 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3714 | 3713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3350 | 3354 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 20909 | 19877 |
Compare specifications (specs)
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| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Code name | Navi 21 | GA102 |
| Launch date | 28 Oct 2020 | 1 Sep 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1499 |
| Place in performance rating | 70 | 40 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
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| Boost clock speed | 2250 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Compute units | 80 | |
| Core clock speed | 1825 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 1440 GFLOPS (1:16) | 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 46.08 TFLOPS (2:1) | 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 23.04 TFLOPS | 35.58 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 5120 | 10496 |
| Pixel fill rate | 288.0 GPixel/s | 189.8 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 720.0 GTexel/s | 556.0 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 300 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Transistor count | 26800 million | 28300 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | Triple-slot | |
| Height | 50 mm (2 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) | 700 Watt | 750 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Width | 120 mm (4.7 inches) | Triple-slot |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 936.2 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) | 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
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