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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

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).

ArchitectureNavi / RDNA2
Pipelines5120 - unified
Core Speed1825 - 2250 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed16000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR6
Max. Amount of Memory16 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12_2, Shader 6.5, OpenGL 4.6
Power Consumption300 Watt
Transistor Count26.8 Billion
technology7 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 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 Announcement08.12.2020
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +
specvp12 snx-02 +
specvp12 showcase-01 +
specvp12 mediacal-01 +
specvp12 maya-04 +
specvp12 energy-01 +
specvp12 creo-01 +
specvp12 catia-04 +
specvp12 3dsmax-05 +
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 +
specvp13 snx-03 +
specvp13 showcase-02 +
specvp13 medical-02 +
specvp13 maya-05 +
specvp13 energy-02 +
specvp13 creo-02 +
specvp13 catia-05 +
specvp13 3dsmax-06 +
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 4k +
specvp2020 snx-04 4k +
specvp2020 medical-03 4k +
specvp2020 maya-06 4k +
specvp2020 energy-03 4k +
specvp2020 creo-03 4k +
specvp2020 catia-06 4k +
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 4k +
- 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.

Hitman 3

Hitman 3

2021
low 1280x720
352.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
283.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
279.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
269.4 276.2 ~ 273 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
213.1 213.1 ~ 213 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
127.8 128.4 ~ 128 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Minimum Settings 1920x1080
350.9
low 1280x720
160  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
152  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
127  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
106  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
72.3  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
34.8  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
139  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
126  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
127  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
122  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
121  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
83  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
298  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
198  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
169  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
153  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
115  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
68.1  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Highest Settings + Ultra Ray Tracing 1920x1080
69.5
low 1280x720
227  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
169  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
142  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
125 148 ~ 137 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
102 115 ~ 109 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
63 68 ~ 66 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
191  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
190  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
170  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
120 121 ~ 121 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
91.1 91.4 ~ 91 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
53.5 53.6 ~ 54 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray Tracing (DX12) 1920x1080
55.6
55.5
low 1280x720
160  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
142  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
138  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
120  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
67  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
245  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
205  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
184  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
164  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
136  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
76  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2020

F1 2020

2020
low 1280x720
520  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
442  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
395  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
275 291 ~ 283 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
220 228 ~ 224 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
136 137 ~ 137 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
495.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
338.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
249  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
175.1  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
136.4  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
74.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
624  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
480  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
416  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
411  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
328  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
185  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
208  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
196  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
150  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
98  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
82.1  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
54.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
197  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
169  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
152  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
130 131 ~ 131 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
105 107 ~ 106 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
57.1 59.8 ~ 58 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) 1920x1080
198
Control

Control

2019
low 1280x720
240  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
234  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
174 175 ~ 175 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
113 113 ~ 113 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
53.9 54.7 ~ 54 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Additional Benchmarks
High Quality Preset & High Ray Tracing Preset (DX12) 1920x1080
73.1
76.2
low 1280x720
429.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
263  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
180.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
141.3  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
92.9  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
44.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 1800

Anno 1800

2019
low 1280x720
223  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
162  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
139  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
87.1  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
70.7  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
52  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
217  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
190  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
157  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
138  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
118  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
66.6  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
141  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
126  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
123  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
118  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
117  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
101  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
274  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
214  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
154  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
123  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
102  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
66.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Quality DXR 16xAF 1920x1080
90.5
low 1280x720
196  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
195  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
196  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
197  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
QHD 2560x1440
196  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
134  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Preset DXR 1920x1080
101
low 1280x720
124  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
117  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
106  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
98  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
99  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
68  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
350  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
283  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
279  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
247 248 ~ 248 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
218 243 ~ 231 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
152 172 ~ 162 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
248  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
222  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
213  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
199 202 ~ 201 fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
155 163 ~ 159 fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
84 86 ~ 85 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Lowest Preset 1920x1080
251
low 1024x768
589  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1366x768
375  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
323  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
163.6  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
4K 3840x2160
122  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) 3840x2160
76.6
Medium Graphics & Postprocessing 1920x1080
369
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Hitman 3352.8283.2279.9273213128
Cyberpunk 2077 1.016015212710672.334.8
Immortals Fenyx Rising13912612712212183
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War29819816915311568.1
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla22716914213710966
Watch Dogs Legion1911901701219154
Mafia Definitive Edition16014213812067
Horizon Zero Dawn24520518416413676
F1 2020520442395283224137
Gears Tactics495.8338.1249175.1136.474.1
Doom Eternal624480416411328185
Red Dead Redemption 22081961509882.154.6
Borderlands 319716915213110658
Control24023417511354
Total War: Three Kingdoms429.7263180.3141.392.944.9
Anno 180022316213987.170.752
The Division 221719015713811866.6
Far Cry New Dawn141126123118117101
Metro Exodus27421415412310266.7
Battlefield V196195196197196134
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey124117106989968
Forza Horizon 4350283279248231162
Shadow of the Tomb Raider24822221320115985
The Witcher 3589375323163.6122
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