AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is a high-end desktop GPU based on the RDNA2 architecture and uses the Navi 21 chip which is manufactured in 7nm at TSMC. The GPU has 80 compute units (CUs) / 5,120 shader units, as well as 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM with a 256-bit interface (16 Gbps, 512 GB/s). The GPU supports hardware accelerated raytracing thanks to the RDNA2 architecture.
Features RDNA2 serves as the basis for the Navi 21 graphics chip, which is the successor to the Navi 10 graphics chip from the previous RX 5700 series. A number of new features like SAM (Smart Access Memory) and the Infinity Cache make the RX 6800 series very interesting. PCI Express 4.0 and RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) are still available. The new Media Engine lets you decode video at up to 8K resolution, and the new Display Engine supports screens up to 8K at 60Hz including HDR or 4K HDR at 144Hz.
Performance The performance of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is between a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 (when Raytracing is not used). Using Raytracing, the performance falls back a bit (depending on the game) as the RTX cards offer a faster Raytracing rendering. Still, the RX 6900XT is one of the fastest desktop cards in 2021 and well suited for 4K gaming. Read our full review on the RX 6900 XT for more details .
Power consumption
The power consumption of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is quantified by the manufacturer at 300 Watts (TGP) and is thus somewhat less power-hungry than the GeForce RTX 3080 (320 Watts).
Architecture Navi / RDNA2 Pipelines 5120 - unified Core Speed 1825 - 2250 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 16000 MHz Memory Bus Width 256 Bit Memory Type GDDR6 Max. Amount of Memory 16 GB Shared Memory no API DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.5, OpenGL 4.6 Power Consumption 300 Watt Transistor Count 26.8 Billion technology 7 nm Features DisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.1 VRR, PCIe 4.0, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 8K24, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90. 8K24 decode) Date of Announcement 08.12.2020 Link to Manufacturer Page www.amd.com
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
17549 Points (51%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
18210 Points (48%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
39057 Points (69%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
50587 Points (57%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
113573 Points (57%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
66566 Points (63%)
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Intel Arc A580
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3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
160895 Points (62%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
42418 Points (59%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
59119 Points (51%)
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Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
200.8 fps (66%)
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SPECviewperf 12 specvp12 sw-03 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
167 fps (41%)
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specvp12 snx-02 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
47.7 fps (7%)
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specvp12 showcase-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
241 fps (53%)
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specvp12 mediacal-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
88.4 fps (23%)
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specvp12 maya-04 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
151 fps (41%)
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Intel Arc A580
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specvp12 energy-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
30.8 fps (28%)
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specvp12 creo-01 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
127 fps (51%)
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specvp12 catia-04 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
292 fps (48%)
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specvp12 3dsmax-05 + SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
318 fps (56%)
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SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
214 fps (57%)
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specvp13 snx-03 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
85.8 fps (10%)
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specvp13 showcase-02 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
241 fps (53%)
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specvp13 medical-02 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
148 fps (31%)
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specvp13 maya-05 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
395 fps (45%)
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specvp13 energy-02 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
60.6 fps (20%)
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specvp13 creo-02 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
292 fps (43%)
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specvp13 catia-05 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
468 fps (52%)
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specvp13 3dsmax-06 + SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
317 fps (55%)
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SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 solidworks-05 4k
112 fps (33%)
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specvp2020 snx-04 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 4k
85 fps (9%)
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specvp2020 medical-03 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 4k
30.4 fps (29%)
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specvp2020 maya-06 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 4k
266 fps (43%)
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specvp2020 energy-03 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 4k
32.6 fps (7%)
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specvp2020 creo-03 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 4k
65.4 fps (31%)
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specvp2020 catia-06 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 4k
44.6 fps (29%)
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specvp2020 3dsmax-07 4k + SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 4k
121 fps (50%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
5084 Samples/s (23%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
31400 Samples/s (55%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
40857 points (44%)
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
456.8 Watt (65%)
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
488.3 Watt (68%)
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.3 fps per Watt (28%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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Additional Benchmarks
Minimum Settings 1920x1080
0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø163.1 (132.382-281)
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0 100 200 300 400 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø160.8 (137.469-419)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø132.2 (114.274-210.2)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø111.8 (84.26-193.7)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø76.1 (68.37-203)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø41.4 (32.042-276)
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0 100 200 300 400 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø303 (264.137-465.08)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø201 (180.15-290.7)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø173.5 (154.504-210.14)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø155.3 (141.335-197.72)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø116.4 (102.487-142.611)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø75.9 (60.134-175)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Highest Settings + Ultra Ray Tracing 1920x1080
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0 100 200 300 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø195.6 (108-311)
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0 100 200 300 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø193.4 (107-325)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø172.7 (101-261)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø121.6 (81-209)
Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø121.8 (67-184)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø91.6 (31-151)
Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø91.8 (38-135)
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0 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø53.3 (33-82)
Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø53.4 (34-72)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray Tracing (DX12) 1920x1080
0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø165 (122.015-261.9)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø146.1 (116.416-223.3)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø143.4 (108.976-210.051)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø125.6 (103.082-235)
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0 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø71.1 (63.539-99.1)
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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø626 (216.07-719.4)
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0 100 200 300 400 500 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø481 (228.694-556.67)
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0 100 200 300 400 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø417 (236.9-466.118)
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0 100 200 300 400 500 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø417 (212.85-545.9)
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0 100 200 300 400 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø338 (219.486-472)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø187.5 (149.172-206.12)
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Additional Benchmarks
Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) 1920x1080
0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø244 (239.375-259.1)
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0 100 200 300 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø240 (214.88-332.4)
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0 100 200 300 400 500 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø181.5 (155.852-260.7)
Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø196.6 (154.176-539)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø117.7 (98.607-157.5)
Radeon RX 6900 XT SAM ENABLED: Ø117.4 (98.07-143.7)
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0 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø55.7 (49.007-70.4)
Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø57.6 (48.033-86.9)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Additional Benchmarks
High Quality Preset & High Ray Tracing Preset (DX12) 1920x1080
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
0 100 200 300 400 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø238 (195.421-466)
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Intel Arc A580
0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø165.8 (144.228-200.4)
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Intel Arc A580
0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø145.9 (121.94-195.3)
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Intel Arc A580
0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø91.9 (79.17-141.2)
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Intel Arc A580
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø130.3 (66.717-953)
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Intel Arc A580
0 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø56.8 (48.269-97)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø46.1 (0-259)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø52.7 (0-182)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø63.8 (0-210)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø72.5 (0-182)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø84.7 (0-195)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø150.2 (0-249)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø140.7 (109-215)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø126.2 (99-196)
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Intel Arc A580
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø123.3 (94-184)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø117.6 (81-192)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø117 (83-193)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø100.8 (79-135)
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Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Quality DXR 16xAF 1920x1080
0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø198.7 (166.582-215.6)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø198 (170.68-216.6)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø202 (175.13-280.6)
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0 100 200 300 400 500 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø209 (177.339-550)
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0 100 200 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø202 (167.471-275.3)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø136.8 (101.305-199)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Preset DXR 1920x1080
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Additional Benchmarks
Lowest Preset 1920x1080
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø589 (521-669)
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0 100 200 300 400 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø375 (337-440)
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0 100 200 300 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø323 (269-350)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø171.1 (125-176)
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0 100 Tooltip Radeon RX 6900 XT: Ø121.7 (105-134)
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) 3840x2160
Medium Graphics & Postprocessing 1920x1080
low med. high ultra QHD 4K Hitman 3 352.8 283.2 279.9 273 213 128 Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 160 152 127 106 72.3 34.8 Immortals Fenyx Rising 139 126 127 122 121 83 Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 298 198 169 153 115 68.1 Assassin´s Creed Valhalla 227 169 142 137 109 66 Watch Dogs Legion 191 190 170 121 91 54 Mafia Definitive Edition 160 142 138 120 67 Horizon Zero Dawn 245 205 184 164 136 76 F1 2020 520 442 395 283 224 137 Gears Tactics 495.8 338.1 249 175.1 136.4 74.1 Doom Eternal 624 480 416 411 328 185 Red Dead Redemption 2 208 196 150 98 82.1 54.6 Borderlands 3 197 169 152 131 106 58 Control 240 234 175 113 54 Total War: Three Kingdoms 429.7 263 180.3 141.3 92.9 44.9 Anno 1800 223 162 139 87.1 70.7 52 The Division 2 217 190 157 138 118 66.6 Far Cry New Dawn 141 126 123 118 117 101 Metro Exodus 274 214 154 123 102 66.7 Battlefield V 196 195 196 197 196 134 Assassin´s Creed Odyssey 124 117 106 98 99 68 Forza Horizon 4 350 283 279 248 231 162 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 248 222 213 201 159 85 The Witcher 3 589 375 323 163.6 122 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 24 1 23 1 23 5 17 13 10 7 11 6
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