AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

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Performance
Radeon RX 5700
31,47030% of 104,598
Radeon RX 6900 XT88% better
59,11957% of 104,598

The Radeon RX 6900 XT has 88% better performance than the Radeon RX 5700 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX 570052% better
90.1756% of 161.45
Radeon RX 6900 XT
59.1837% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 5700 has 52% better value for the money than the Radeon RX 6900 XT for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon RX 5700 GPU

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q3 2019 with a MSRP of $349. It is built on the RDNA 1.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Navi 10) and is manufactured on a 7 nm process.

Memory

The RX 5700 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 1,750 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 448 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RX 5700 includes 2,304 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,465 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,725 MHz. It usually operates at 1,625 MHz during typical gaming workloads. Complementing the processing units are 144 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 64 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RX 5700 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 450 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 180 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The RX 5700 has the 69th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 30.09% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 31,470 score and $349 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 90.17. This is the 25th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q4 2020 with a MSRP of $999. It is built on the RDNA 2.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Navi 21) and is manufactured on a 7 nm process.

Memory

The RX 6900 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 2,000 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 512 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RX 6900 XT includes 5,120 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,825 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 2,250 MHz. It usually operates at 2,015 MHz during typical gaming workloads. Complementing the processing units are 320 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 128 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing. Additionally, the GPU features 80 ray accelerators dedicated to real-time ray tracing calculations.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RX 6900 XT is a large graphics card, occupying 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 expansion slots. It supports HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, USB Type-C display connections. With a thermal design power (TDP) of 300 W and a large, 3-slot size, it is recommended to use a power supply of 700 W and a case with sufficient space to accommodate the card. Compare your card's model and your case's dimensions to verify compatibility.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The RX 6900 XT has the 18th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 56.52% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 59,119 score and $999 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 59.18. This is the 55th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
ManufacturerAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0RDNA 2.0
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ3 2019Q4 2020
Launch Price (MSRP)$349$999
Production StatusActiveActive
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for F1 24
F1 24
Radeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
Low - 1080p
205 FPS
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Medium - 1080p
179 FPS
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High - 1080p
130 FPS
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Ultra - 1080p
94 FPS
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QHD - 1440p
72 FPS
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4K UHD - 2160p
42 FPS
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FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 5700 orRadeon RX 6900 XT
GPUFrames Per Second
Radeon RX 570041.8
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti22.2-47%
Arc A77021.2-49%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER17-59%
Arc A75016.8-60%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER13.9-67%
Radeon RX 66009.5-77%

Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 5700 orRadeon RX 6900 XT
GPUCost Per Frame
Radeon RX 57008.35
Arc A77015.52+86%
Arc A75017.2+106%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti17.97+115%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER28.71+244%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER29.35+252%
Radeon RX 660034.63+315%

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon RX 5700
31,47030% of 104,598
Radeon RX 6900 XT88% better
59,11957% of 104,598

The Radeon RX 6900 XT has 88% better performance than the Radeon RX 5700 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX 5700 is ranked 69th with a score of 31,470, and the Radeon RX 6900 XT is ranked 18th with a score of 59,119.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX 570052% better
90.1756% of 161.45
Radeon RX 6900 XT
59.1837% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 5700 has 52% better value for the money than the Radeon RX 6900 XT for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX 5700 is ranked 25th with a performance per dollar of 90.17, and the Radeon RX 6900 XT is ranked 55th with a performance per dollar of 59.18.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 5700 or
GPUBenchmark Performance
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti60,980+94%
GeForce RTX 407059,969+91%
Radeon RX 6900 XT59,119+88%
Radeon RX 7700 XT57,340+82%
GeForce RTX 3080 (12 GB)56,634+80%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER34,963.5+11%
Radeon RX 660031,774+1%
Radeon RX 570031,470
Radeon RX 5600 XT31,310-1%
GeForce RTX 207031,260-1%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
8,051
18,210
(+126.18%)
3DMark Time Spy Score
8,478
17,549
(+106.99%)
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
132,911
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3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
23,746
50,587
(+113.03%)
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
88,119
160,895
(+82.59%)
3DMark 11 Performance Score
27,649.5
42,418
(+53.41%)
PassMark G3D Mark
14,455
26,809
(+85.47%)
PassMark G2D Mark
886
1,058
(+19.41%)
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
CodenameNavi 10Navi 21
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0RDNA 2.0
Process Size7 nm7 nm
Transistors10,300 million26,800 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth448 Gb/s512 Gb/s
Memory Clock1,750 MHz2,000 MHz
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
L1 Cache--128 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
Slots2 slots3 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)180 W300 W
Suggested PSU450 W700 W
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
OutputsHDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4aHDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, USB Type-C

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
Stream Processors (SP)2,3045,120
Compute Units (CU)3680
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)144320
Render Output Units (ROP)64128
Ray Accelerators--80
Core Clock Speed1,465 MHz1,825 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,725 MHz2,250 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Game)1,625 MHz2,015 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
Pixel Fill Rate110.4 GPixel/s288 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate248.4 GTexel/s720 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance7.95 TFLOPS23.04 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance496.8 GFLOPS1,440 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon RX 5700Radeon RX 6900 XT
DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL2.12.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.86.8

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.