AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT desktop GPU in review: AMD's top model challenges the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

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The Radeon RX 6950 XT is currently the flagship model when it comes to the red team's performance crown. With higher clock speeds and power consumption than the predecessor, AMD aims to challenge Nvidia's fastest graphics card. This review of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT will reveal if it succeeds.

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The external ports of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure

Following Nvidia's unveiling of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, it was only a matter of time before AMD followed suit and gave its current top model, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, a refresh. And in May 2022, AMD presented the new flagship model based on RDNA2 in the form of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT. The general specifications of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT have remained largely intact, and only minor improvements are intended to put the competition under pressure again.

We received a corresponding model of the graphics card from our board partner Sapphire. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure offers even more performance improvements. With a higher chip clock rate and faster VRAM, the older top model is slightly outperformed. However, power consumption has also increased to 335 watts. This makes the AMD model even more frugal than the competition from Nvidia. But we'll find out later if performance is suitable as well.

There's a fundamental difference between our review card from Sapphire and AMD's reference design. The custom design, including the powerful cooling system, works very well to keep temperatures in check. A whole 3.5 slots are taken up by the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure. It' clear that this card won't fit into every case. You should definitely take a look at compatibility before buying. With a length of 32 centimeters, the card isn't much longer than other high-end models. The bulky card doesn't draw negative attention in terms of weight, either. We expected a considerably higher weight due to the size. Our scale ultimately displays a value of just under 1.6 kilograms. The reason for this is the choice of high-quality materials like magnesium, which is very light. This is used for the cooler, and it also looks more premium than simple plastic. An optional graphics card holder is still included to stabilize the graphics card in the slot.

There are no surprises regarding the available ports. These include 3x DisplayPort and 1x HDMI, which can be seen as standard in this performance class nowadays. For the power supply, the triple-slot graphics card requires two 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector.

Comparison of the Radeon RX 6950 XT with other AMD GPUs

Specifications	Radeon RX 6950 XT	Radeon RX 6900 XT	Radeon RX 6800 XT	Radeon RX 6800	Radeon RX 6750 XT	Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU	Navi 21 XTX	Navi 21 XTX	Navi 21 XT	Navi 21 XL	Navi 22	Navi 22
Manufacturing process	7 nm	7 nm	7 nm	7 nm	7 nm	7 nm
Compute units	80	80	72	60	40	40
Shading units	5,120	5,120	4,608	3,840	2,560	2,560
Texture mapping units	320	320	288	240	160	160
Ray accelerators	80	80	72	60	40	40
Base clock speed	1,925 MHz	1,825 MHz	1,825 MHz	1,700 MHz	2,150 MHz	2,321 MHz
Game clock speed	2,116 MHz	2,015 MHz	2,015 MHz	1,815 MHz	2,495 MHz	2,424 MHz
Boost clock speed	2,324 MHz	2,250 MHz	2,250 MHz	2,105 MHz	2,600 MHz	2,581 MHz
Infinity cache	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB	96 MB	96 MB
Memory bus width	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit	192-bit	192-bit
Memory bandwidth	576 GB/s	512 GB/s	512 GB/s	512 GB/s	432 GB/s	384 GB/s
Memory size	16 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	12 GB GDDR6	12 GB GDDR6
TBP	335 W	300 W	300 W	250 W	250 W	230 W

Our test system with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X as base

A modern AMD platform based on the Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi serves as test system. The CPU (AMD Ryzen 9 5900X) provides good CPU performance, and we use an AiO solution (Alphacool Aurora 360) for cooling. The 32 GB of RAM comes from G.Skill, and it was also provided to us as well as the AiO. We use the Gigabyte M32UC as monitor. It doesn't limit us thanks to its UHD suitability.

Quick overview of our test system:

Lian Li O11 Dynamic
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure (driver: Adrenalin 22.6.1)
Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi (BIOS 2402, default settings, XMP 1 for DDR4-4000)
Corsair RM1000X 1000-watt power supply
G.Skill Trident Z Neo RGB DDR4-4000 memory kit 2 x 16 GB
Corsair MP600 2 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
Crucial MX500 2 TB (for games)

Test conditions

All performance tests are performed with our GPU test system. There's a particularity with the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure in that two different BIOS versions can be used. All tests were performed with the OC BIOS mode in order to show the graphics card's best possible performance. As a result, the GPU reaches a maximum clock speed of 2,435 MHz when boosted, something we were able to observe repeatedly during our tests. The standard BIOS only provides 2,368 MHz during boost.

Synthetic benchmarks

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure really puts Nvidia under pressure, as you can see in the synthetic benchmarks. It often takes first place, even though the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is behind the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB at times, depending on the test.

Overall, though, the results aren't entirely sufficient to push the AMD GPU ahead of Nvidia in the performance rating. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti delivers about 6% better performance here. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT can be outperformed by about 11%. The same applies to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 with 12 GB of VRAM.

Performance Rating | 3DMark | Unigine Superposition | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Valley 1.0

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	97.6 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	91.7 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	82.9 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	82.6 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	80.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	78.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6800	68.6 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	56.4 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	45.6 pt

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	60092 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	53110 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	50587 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	49735 Points -17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	44533 Points -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	43786 Points -27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	41298 Points -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	35136 Points -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	28342 Points -53%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	29704 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	26797 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	26650 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	25015 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	22078 Points -26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	22075 Points -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	21510 Points -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	17009 Points -43%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	13122 Points -56%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	14978 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	14026 Points -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	13370 Points -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	12626 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	11613 Points -22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	11340 Points -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	10547 Points -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	8325 Points -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	6515 Points -57%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	21719 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	21645 Points 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	18685 Points -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	18210 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	17956 Points -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	17603 Points -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	16033 Points -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	11473 Points -47%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	9565 Points -56%

Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	45444 Points +34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	38209 Points +13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	37023 Points +9%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	36452 Points +7%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	34713 Points +2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	34649 Points +2%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	33955 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	33152 Points -2%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	32455 Points -4%
1920x1080 1080p High
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	29422 Points +3%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	28478 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	25029 Points -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	24051 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	23853 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	22265 Points -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	19506 Points -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	15832 Points -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	13069 Points -54%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	13803 Points +14%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	12079 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	11806 Points -2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	11424 Points -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	10683 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	10046 Points -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	8224 Points -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	6804 Points -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	5674 Points -53%
3840x2160 4k Optimized
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	18426 Points +4%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	17725 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	15794 Points -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	14986 Points -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	14955 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	13471 Points -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	11757 Points -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	9106 Points -49%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	7098 Points -60%
7680x4320 8k Optimized
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	8213 Points +24%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	7002 Points +5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	6645 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	6548 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	5764 Points -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	5256 Points -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	4709 Points -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	3586 Points -46%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	2778 Points -58%

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	292.5 (11.4^min - 577.9^max) fps +31%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	251.4 fps +13%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	222.7 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	206.5 (8.2^min - 453.7^max) fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	204 fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	188.2 fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	178.1 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	149.6 fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	119.3 fps -46%
Extreme Preset DX11
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	308.5 (9.7^min - 627.1^max) fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	293.8 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	274.3 fps -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	274 fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	259.5 (49.3^min - 537.2^max) fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	247.9 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	221.1 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	184.4 fps -37%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	153.2 fps -48%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	209.2 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	203.8 fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	201.7 (48.5^min - 338.7^max) fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	200.8 (53.4^min - 359.1^max) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	192.4 fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	190.6 fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	179.7 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	149.8 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	110.1 fps -47%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	208.4 (49.3^min - 353^max) fps +18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	186.1 fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	176.9 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	167.4 (56.7^min - 375.7^max) fps -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	158.8 fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	158.2 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	137.2 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	112.6 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	83.5 fps -53%

3DMark 05 Standard		59963 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		51576 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		107612 points
3DMark 11 Performance		44827 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		214658 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		75370 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		41646 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		27198 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		19808 points
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Gaming benchmarks

The Witcher 3 frame rates (Ultra Preset)

There is no doubt that the gaming performance of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is very good. However, the fastest AMD card also ranks behind Nvidia's flagship here. Nevertheless, the gap of only about 9% in the games that were compared is relatively small. In relation to the older AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, the newer model can also distance itself by 9%.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure also does very well when it comes to frame rates; as always, we use The Witcher 3 (Ultra Preset) to measure this. Frame rates remain stable over a period of one hour, so nothing prevents long gaming sessions. Our review sample is capable of unlimited 4K gaming, even though games like Anno 1800 or the new F1 2022 really bring the graphics card to its knees.

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	205 (10.2^min, 109.8^P0.1, 161.2^P1 - 334^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	196.3 (192^min, 193^P1 - 200^max) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	193.4 (173^min, 173.56^P1 - 221^max) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	171.5 fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	165.1 (57.2^min, 90.2^P0.1, 124.4^P1 - 369^max) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	163.6 (139^min - 179^max) fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	160 (138^min - 179^max) fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	156 (15.9^min, 87.6^P0.1, 128^P1 - 313^max) fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	117 fps -43%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	98.9 (59.2^min, 69.1^P0.1, 83.7^P1 - 263^max) fps -52%
3840x2160 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	172.9 (152^min, 152.57^P1 - 188^max) fps +24%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	148 fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	139.7 (10.4^min, 105.6^P0.1, 118.6^P1 - 388^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	131.8 (48.2^min, 72.3^P0.1, 107.3^P1 - 454^max) fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	122 (105^min, 105^P1 - 134^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	110 (97^min - 117^max) fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	96.8 (59.9^min, 74.8^P0.1, 84.2^P1 - 212^max) fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	63 fps -55%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	53.9 (39.4^min, 43.8^P0.1, 47.9^P1 - 97.2^max) fps -61%

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	153 (111^min - 214^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	151 (111^min - 207^max) fps -1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	142 (102^min - 199^max) fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	139 (104^min - 189^max) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	133 (104^min - 170^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	130 (97^min - 185^max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	126 (96^min - 170^max) fps -18%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	121 (106^min - 147^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	105 (94^min - 121^max) fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	102 (93^min - 121^max) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	95 (72^min - 124^max) fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	90 (77^min - 109^max) fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	70 (59^min - 91^max) fps -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	51 (44^min - 65^max) fps -58%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	153 (113^min - 216^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	147 (110^min - 199^max) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	139 (106^min - 189^max) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	131 (100^min - 183^max) fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	125 (104^min - 146^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	125 (95^min - 170^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	105 (91^min - 131^max) fps -31%

Far Cry New Dawn
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	122 (70^min - 206^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	118 (81^min - 192^max) fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	118 (80^min - 202^max) fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	115 (78^min - 195^max) fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	113 (78^min - 186^max) fps -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	112 (75^min - 189^max) fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	112 (77^min - 181^max) fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	107 (71^min - 179^max) fps -12%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	111 (75^min - 167^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	101 (79^min - 135^max) fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	98 (79^min - 122^max) fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	97 (75^min - 124^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	94 (75^min - 129^max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	86 (70^min - 115^max) fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	70 (57^min - 91^max) fps -37%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	53 (44^min - 69^max) fps -52%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	122 (79^min - 207^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	117 (83^min - 193^max) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	116 (79^min - 186^max) fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	112 (76^min - 184^max) fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	110 (75^min - 184^max) fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	107 (78^min - 162^max) fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	106 (71^min - 179^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	98 (76^min - 133^max) fps -20%

Anno 1800
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	87.1 (57.2^min, 57.6^P0.1, 68.1^P1 - 115^max) fps +81%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	54.5 fps +13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	51.6 (21.1^min, 23.8^P0.1, 39.5^P1 - 71.3^max) fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	51.2 (45^min - 66^max) fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	48.5 (18.2^min, 22.5^P0.1, 33.9^P1 - 73^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	48.1 (21.4^min, 23.3^P0.1, 31.8^P1 - 75.3^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	45 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	41.4 (16.8^min, 17.6^P0.1, 35.9^P1 - 49.1^max) fps -14%
3840x2160 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	52 (27.3^min, 27.5^P0.1, 33.6^P1 - 75.8^max) fps +49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	51.3 fps +47%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	47.8 (21^min, 24^P0.1, 33.3^P1 - 65.9^max) fps +37%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	45.5 (42^min - 49^max) fps +30%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	41.7 (31.6^min, 32.7^P0.1, 34^P1 - 56.4^max) fps +19%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	35 (12^min, 15.4^P0.1, 31.8^P1 - 41.1^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	29 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	21.5 (18^min, 18.4^P0.1, 18.9^P1 - 27.6^max) fps -39%
2560x1440 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	70.7 (46.2^min, 46.6^P0.1, 57.4^P1 - 88.7^max) fps +72%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	53.5 fps +30%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	50.6 (40^min - 64^max) fps +23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	49.7 (23.2^min, 26.1^P0.1, 39.3^P1 - 64.6^max) fps +21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	43.1 (30.9^min, 32.8^P0.1, 34^P1 - 63^max) fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	41.2 (16.6^min, 17.9^P0.1, 35.7^P1 - 50.3^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	40 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	37.1 (18.2^min, 28.4^P0.1, 33.3^P1 - 52.6^max) fps -10%

Crysis Remastered
1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	162.3 (66.5^min, 114^P0.1, 137.7^P1 - 220^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	160.4 (28.9^min, 56.6^P0.1, 112.8^P1 - 356^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	97.1 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	94.7 (36.3^min, 43^P0.1, 59.2^P1 - 225^max) fps -41%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	88 fps -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	80.5 (36.5^min, 53.3^P0.1, 65.8^P1 - 123^max) fps -50%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	50.7 (21.3^min, 34.1^P0.1, 42.8^P1 - 121^max) fps -68%
3840x2160 Very High Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	72.7 (36.4^min, 56.1^P0.1, 61.1^P1 - 100.7^max) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	72.4 (41.2^min, 41.4^P0.1, 42.3^P1 - 213^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	60.5 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	54.4 (34.7^min, 38.5^P0.1, 45.5^P1 - 74.7^max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	38 fps -48%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	30 (25.5^min, 25.5^P0.1, 27^P1 - 35.4^max) fps -59%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	15.6 (12^min, 12^P0.1, 13.6^P1 - 19.6^max) fps -78%
2560x1440 Very High Preset AA:SM
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	130 (30.4^min, 66.1^P0.1, 81.1^P1 - 327^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	123.5 (37.7^min, 82.9^P0.1, 103.9^P1 - 177.1^max) fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	83.6 (36.6^min, 41.3^P0.1, 47.4^P1 - 211^max) fps -36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	82.6 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	67 fps -48%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	51.8 (41^min, 43.2^P0.1, 45.6^P1 - 83.8^max) fps -60%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	29.8 (25.8^min, 25.8^P0.1, 26.7^P1 - 43.5^max) fps -77%

Dirt 5
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	189 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	159.5 (110^min - 186^max) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	159 (132.7^min, 138.5^P0.1, 143.7^P1 - 191.8^max) fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	154 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	139.2 fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	114 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	92 fps -51%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	105 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	91.4 (14^min - 106^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	83.1 (63.6^min, 66.3^P0.1, 74.7^P1 - 97.1^max) fps -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	83 fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	77.4 fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	57 fps -46%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	47 fps -55%
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	156 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	134 (105.5^min, 109.6^P0.1, 120.5^P1 - 155.2^max) fps -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	131.1 (91^min - 152^max) fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	125 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	116.6 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	89 fps -43%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	74 fps -53%

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	109.7 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	106 (23.2^min, 48.3^P0.1, 76.1^P1 - 189^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	79 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	69.6 (6.24^min, 30.3^P0.1, 43.6^P1 - 156^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	63.1 (6.43^min, 25^P0.1, 44.5^P1 - 229^max) fps
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	41.5 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	34.8 (19.4^min, 22.8^P0.1, 29.7^P1 - 177^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	29.8 (6.52^min, 19.2^P0.1, 23.1^P1 - 151^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	24 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	12.7 (10.5^min, 10.6^P0.1, 11.1^P1 - 17.9^max) fps
2560x1440 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	78.1 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	72.3 (21^min, 36.7^P0.1, 58.6^P1 - 231^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	64.8 (6.59^min, 22^P0.1, 34.5^P1 - 238^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	52 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	34.9 (6.3^min, 23.8^P0.1, 27.6^P1 - 153^max) fps

F1 2020
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	304 (231^min - 376^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	291 (222^min - 355^max) fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	275 (213^min - 338^max) fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	279 (211^min - 345^max) fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	263 (215^min - 315^max) fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	250 (214^min - 304^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	222 (161^min - 282^max) fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	190 fps -37%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	157 (115^min - 193^max) fps -48%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	150.1 (119^min - 178^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	137 (109^min - 165^max) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	136 (110^min - 161^max) fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	135 (116^min - 157^max) fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	128 (106^min - 152^max) fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	124.6 (107^min - 145^max) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	107 (86^min - 128^max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	83 fps -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	65.8 (53^min - 80^max) fps -56%
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	248 (190^min - 302^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	228 (178^min - 275^max) fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	220 (173^min - 264^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	215 (166^min - 264^max) fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	207 (171^min - 241^max) fps -17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	206 (171^min - 242^max) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	175 (131^min - 213^max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	142 fps -43%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	116 (89^min - 138^max) fps -53%

Mafia Definitive Edition
1920x1080 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	231 (84.7^min, 116.2^P0.1, 160.4^P1 - 402^max) fps +32%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	175.5 (38.6^min, 86.6^P0.1, 117.6^P1 - 349^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	162.7 (71.7^min, 80.5^P0.1, 103.9^P1 - 314^max) fps -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	158.8 fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	138 (32.8^min, 68.1^P0.1, 90.2^P1 - 334^max) fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	132 (34.8^min, 55.7^P0.1, 77.6^P1 - 291^max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	121 (23.7^min, 68^P0.1, 83.3^P1 - 223^max) fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	112 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	106 (33.7^min, 59.1^P0.1, 73^P1 - 230^max) fps -40%
3840x2160 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	99.2 (29.7^min, 56^P0.1, 77.1^P1 - 331^max) fps +23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	84.5 fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	80.4 (44.2^min, 56.8^P0.1, 70.5^P1 - 154.4^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	79.2 (38.9^min, 42.3^P0.1, 62^P1 - 175.6^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	67 (32.3^min, 41.7^P0.1, 44.7^P1 - 211^max) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	62.6 (28^min, 37.6^P0.1, 49.2^P1 - 87.3^max) fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	57.3 (31.4^min, 33.3^P0.1, 34.5^P1 - 208^max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	43 fps -47%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	34 (18.6^min, 18.6^P0.1, 19.4^P1 - 169^max) fps -58%
2560x1440 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	173.9 (73.1^min, 101.4^P0.1, 134.6^P1 - 324^max) fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	156.2 (30^min, 87.3^P0.1, 114^P1 - 260^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	142.3 fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	136 (30.8^min, 70.6^P0.1, 95.5^P1 - 276^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	120 (17.6^min, 61.2^P0.1, 83.1^P1 - 238^max) fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	112 (23.5^min, 64^P0.1, 80.8^P1 - 169^max) fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	111 (35.9^min, 61.9^P0.1, 74.3^P1 - 245^max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	81 fps -48%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	70.3 (33^min, 42.9^P0.1, 44.8^P1 - 206^max) fps -55%

Watch Dogs Legion
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (DX12)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	130.2 (80.06^min, 100.27^P1 - 192.77^max) fps +22%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	121 (67.26^min, 95.56^P1 - 184.97^max) fps +13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	120 (81.32^min, 93.02^P1 - 209.32^max) fps +12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	112 (75.12^min, 87.97^P1 - 181.69^max) fps +5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	107 (24.35^min, 77.46^P1 - 174.03^max) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	107 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	95.2 (35.72^min, 69.11^P1 - 145.12^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	87.7 (36.62^min, 64.1^P1 - 145.7^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	84.1 (60.29^min, 67.02^P1 - 118.49^max) fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	61 fps -43%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset (DX12)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	70.1 (42.4^min, 58.37^P1 - 143.5^max) fps +8%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	65 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	57.6 (24.58^min, 45.93^P1 - 114.36^max) fps -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	55.2 (34.2^min, 46.23^P1 - 81.17^max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	53.6 (34.78^min, 44.93^P1 - 72.47^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	53.5 (33.75^min, 44.2^P1 - 82.3^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	49.3 (32.85^min, 41.54^P1 - 76.12^max) fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	44.5 (28.53^min, 36.73^P1 - 64.84^max) fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	35.3 (21.39^min, 30.37^P1 - 43.92^max) fps -46%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	24 fps -63%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset (DX12)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	107.8 (37.5^min, 87.55^P1 - 159.3^max) fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	103 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	91.4 (38.16^min, 73.25^P1 - 135.95^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	91.1 (31.59^min, 72.21^P1 - 151.03^max) fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	88.3 (48.36^min, 68.18^P1 - 160.5^max) fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	84.5 (58.88^min, 69.45^P1 - 137.16^max) fps -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	83.5 (53.47^min, 66.41^P1 - 132.78^max) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	72.3 (47.87^min, 56.5^P1 - 115.42^max) fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	61.9 (40.46^min, 51.28^P1 - 86.31^max) fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	44 fps -57%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	244 fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	227 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	202 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	199 fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	196.1 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	194 fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	187 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	182 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	150 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	131 fps -42%
3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	106 fps +9%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	97.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	94 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	86 fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	84 fps -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	82.7 fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	79.6 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	69.6 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	54 fps -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	39.8 fps -59%
2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	184 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	184 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	163 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	155 fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	159 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	148 fps -20%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	146.7 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	134 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	102 fps -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	84.4 fps -54%

Metro Exodus
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	145.9 (68.14^min - 232.99^max) fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	140 (81.08^min - 211.37^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	124 (65.58^min - 188.71^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	123 (67.67^min - 199.52^max) fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	117.7 (60.06^min - 191.39^max) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	115 (64.52^min - 181.92^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	103 (59.98^min - 154.85^max) fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	85.3 (48.66^min - 131.6^max) fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	73.1 (42.1^min - 107.58^max) fps -48%
2560x1440 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	125.3 (64.48^min - 207.3^max) fps +8%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	115.5 (70.52^min - 164.02^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	106 (54.88^min - 173.25^max) fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	102 (59.52^min - 156.84^max) fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	97.9 (53.22^min - 169.69^max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	94.6 (55.44^min - 143.68^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	86 (51.89^min - 123.4^max) fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	68.8 (41.68^min - 97.98^max) fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	56.3 (35.05^min - 76.67^max) fps -51%
3840x2160 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	84.3 (52.3^min - 132.19^max) fps +12%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	75 (50.07^min - 98.87^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	70.6 (41.43^min - 118.98^max) fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	66.7 (42.71^min - 92.25^max) fps -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	65.2 (41.36^min - 117.12^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	56.3 (40.14^min - 64.28^max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	54.6 (37.14^min - 70.59^max) fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	42.3 (27.78^min - 56.35^max) fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	34.2 (23^min - 43.66^max) fps -54%

Borderlands 3
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	173.3 fps +35%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	131 fps +2%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	130 fps +1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	128.5 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	128.5 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	120 fps -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	119 fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	100 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	94.2 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	81.9 fps -36%
2560x1440 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	143.1 fps +30%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	110 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	107 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	105 fps -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	105 fps -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	104 fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	93.6 fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	86.3 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	66.9 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	57 fps -48%
3840x2160 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	83.8 fps +40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	68 fps +14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	59.9 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	59.9 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	59.8 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	57.1 fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	53.6 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	48.6 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	36.1 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	29.9 fps -50%

Control
1920x1080 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	209 (55.6^min, 119.8^P0.1, 162.7^P1 - 646^max) fps +2%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	205 (45.2^min, 129.1^P0.1, 150.8^P1 - 390^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	175 (56.8^min, 96^P0.1, 112^P1 - 314^max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	174 (54^min, 99^P0.1, 112^P1 - 335^max) fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	172.2 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	168 (145^min - 194^max) fps -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	166.8 (45.9^min, 111.7^P0.1, 133.8^P1 - 426^max) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	145 (75.5^min, 87.6^P0.1, 104^P1 - 264^max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	115 fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	84 fps -59%
2560x1440 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	142.5 (51.8^min, 81.9^P0.1, 115.5^P1 - 567^max) fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	133.5 (73.5^min, 75.3^P0.1, 83.4^P1 - 389^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	115.8 fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	113 (71.5^min, 73.2^P0.1, 79.6^P1 - 164^max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	113 (68^min, 71.3^P0.1, 81.1^P1 - 193^max) fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	112.1 (36.4^min, 84.1^P0.1, 92.4^P1 - 380^max) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	108 (93^min - 123^max) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	92.8 (63.5^min, 66.5^P0.1, 71.5^P1 - 138^max) fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	72 fps -46%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	52.6 fps -61%
3840x2160 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	73.9 (46.2^min, 53.2^P0.1, 62.6^P1 - 167^max) fps +14%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	64.8 (33.1^min, 33.6^P0.1, 36.3^P1 - 255^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	61.3 fps -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	57.9 (35.7^min, 40^P0.1, 49.2^P1 - 96.5^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	54.7 (39.8^min, 41.7^P0.1, 44.9^P1 - 65.8^max) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	53.9 (36.6^min, 41.7^P0.1, 43.5^P1 - 64.9^max) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	51.6 (46^min - 58^max) fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	43.8 (35.5^min, 36.2^P0.1, 37.1^P1 - 53.5^max) fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	34 fps -48%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	25.6 fps -60%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187.1	187	183.4	141.1	140.6	173.1
The Witcher 3 (2015)	444	416	357	205		139.7
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	215.6	167	184.4	157.4		131.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	401	316	300	254		129.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	232	207	179.9		153	86
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	103.7	86.1	73.1			58.3
Far Cry 5 (2018)	194	170	162	153	153	121
Strange Brigade (2018)	572	448	421	388	290	168.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	248	244	239	227	184	97.4
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	158	140	136	122	122	111
Metro Exodus (2019)	244	216	173.8	140	115.5	75
Anno 1800 (2019)	127.6	119.9	87.5	48.1	41.2	35
Control (2019)	239	238	205		133.5	64.8
Borderlands 3 (2019)	166.2	150	139.2	128.5	110	59.9
F1 2020 (2020)	441	383	369	304	248	150.1
Crysis Remastered (2020)	289	288	186.5	160.4	130	72.4
Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)	213	190.1	175.5		156.2	80.4
Watch Dogs Legion (2020)	130	130	115	107	103	65
Dirt 5 (2020)	296	248	220	189	156	105
F1 2021 (2021)	509	484	432	212	173.6	99.7
New World (2021)	146.9	109.7	98.1	98.1	98.6	76.4
Far Cry 6 (2021)	158.1	142.5	129	120.1	115.6	86.5
Riders Republic (2021)	148	146	141	138	131	84
Forza Horizon 5 (2021)	264	197	195	152	135	99
Farming Simulator 22 (2021)	290	237	201	195.6	189.5	181.8
God of War (2022)	216	214	192.3	135.9	111.1	72.3
Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)	479	382	367	280	192	92
GRID Legends (2022)	288	255	232	220	211	151
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)	83.4	83.3	83.2	82.5	80.9	43.2
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)	230	221	220	219	200	113.6
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	276	237	183.7	152.7	112.6	63.9
Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)	317	307	277	292	260	139.5
F1 22 (2022)	318	319	300	112.1	72.7	35.8
The Quarry (2022)		229	188	142.9	100.6	53.3

Compute performance

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure's compute performance is at a very good level due to the RDNA 2 architecture. It can beat the in-house competition. Nonetheless, Nvidia often pulls ahead. Once again, it always depends on the rendered scene, because AMD is at the lead at times, while Nvidia benefits from it at others. In the end, it has to be said that the performance provided by consumer graphics cards is good, even though professional cards can deliver much better rates due to their driver customizations.

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit | ComputeMark v2.1 | SPECviewperf 13 | SPECviewperf 12 | SPECviewperf 2020

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	6221 Samples/s +22%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	5808 Samples/s +14%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	5768 Samples/s +13%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	5504 Samples/s +8%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	5097 Samples/s
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	5084 Samples/s 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	5057 Samples/s -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	3689 Samples/s -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	3291 Samples/s -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	2493 Samples/s -51%
Sala GPUs-only
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	31954 Samples/s
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	31400 Samples/s -2%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	28023 Samples/s -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	20840 Samples/s -35%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	16046 Samples/s -50%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	14670 Samples/s -54%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	14554 Samples/s -54%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	14363 Samples/s -55%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	14204 Samples/s -56%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	7239 Samples/s -77%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	18550 Points +37%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	17677 Points +30%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	16543 Points +22%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	15594 Points +15%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	13580 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	12255 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	11304 Points -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	9343 Points -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	7537 Points -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	6423 Points -53%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	12406 Points +5%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	11854 Points
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	11336 Points -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	10834 Points -9%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	10650 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	10018 Points -15%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	9698 Points -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	8520 Points -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	6430 Points -46%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	5413 Points -54%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	10652 Points +11%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	9648 Points +1%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	9555 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	9236 Points -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	8690 Points -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	8399 Points -12%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	8326 Points -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	7283 Points -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	5478 Points -43%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	4805 Points -50%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	4886 Points +10%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	4455 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	4344 Points -2%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	4262 Points -4%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	4175 Points -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	3947 Points -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	3924 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	3144 Points -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	2430 Points -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	1627 Points -63%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	5764 Points +5%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	5515 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	5246 Points -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	5154 Points -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	5154 Points -7%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	4900 Points -11%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	4746 Points -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	4674 Points -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	3317 Points -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	1705 Points -69%
1024x600 Normal, Score
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	52258 Points +16%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	47668 Points +6%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	46018 Points +2%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	44959 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	42692 Points -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	40857 Points -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	38823 Points -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	32965 Points -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	25193 Points -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	19973 Points -56%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	214 fps +2%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	210 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	201 fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	200 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	196.4 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	193 fps -8%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	192 fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	184 fps -12%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	118 fps -44%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	108 fps -49%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	82.9 fps -61%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	638 fps +611%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	493.4 fps +450%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	89.7 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	88.1 fps -2%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	87.8 fps -2%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	85.8 fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	84.7 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	81.4 fps -9%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	28 fps -69%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	26.3 fps -71%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	15.6 fps -83%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	312 fps
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	265 fps -15%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	255 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	241 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	232 fps -26%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	228 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	194 fps -38%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	190.5 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	150 fps -52%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	114 fps -63%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	111 fps -64%
Medical (medical-02)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	184 fps +17%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	157 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	148 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	130 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	113 fps -28%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	113 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	104 fps -34%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	102 fps -35%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	90.8 fps -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	89.6 fps -43%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	49.3 fps -69%
Maya (maya-05)
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	493 fps +33%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	460 fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	458 fps +23%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	415 fps +12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	395 fps +6%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	372 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800	356 fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	348 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	325 fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	283 fps -24%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	253 fps -32%
Energy (energy-02)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	132 fps +119%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	60.6 fps 0%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	60.3 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	58.4 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	52 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	49.7 fps -18%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	48.4 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	40 fps -34%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	37.6 fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	29.8 fps -51%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	26.6 fps -56%
Creo (creo-02)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	366 fps +13%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	353 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	346.5 fps +7%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	324 fps 0%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	323 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	292 fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	276 fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	269 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	248 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	242 fps -25%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	176 fps -46%
Catia (catia-05)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	468 fps +4%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	450 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800	420 fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	412 fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	398 fps -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	374.8 fps -17%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	371 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	353 fps -22%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	230 fps -49%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	206 fps -54%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	111 fps -75%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	483 fps
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	373 fps -23%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	338 fps -30%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	334 fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	317 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	309 fps -36%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	291.3 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	284 fps -41%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	265 fps -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	237 fps -51%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	180 fps -63%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	225 fps +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	174.9 fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	167 fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	163 fps +4%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	157 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	150 fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	149 fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	145 fps -8%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	85.7 fps -45%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	73.8 fps -53%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	71.4 fps -55%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	351 fps +611%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	273.2 fps +453%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	49.6 fps 0%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	49.4 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	48.8 fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	47.7 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	46.2 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	45.07 fps -9%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	15.6 fps -68%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	14.8 fps -70%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	12 fps -76%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	308 fps
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	265 fps -14%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	255 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	241 fps -22%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	239 fps -22%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	226 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	223 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	194 fps -37%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	191.1 fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	150 fps -51%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	111 fps -64%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	159 fps +173%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	90.7 fps +56%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	88.4 fps +52%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	87.1 fps +49%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	77.3 fps +33%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	66.3 fps +14%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	58.3 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800	58.1 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	54.9 fps -6%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	47.2 fps -19%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	40.3 fps -31%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	197 fps +117%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	190 fps +109%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	188.3 fps +108%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	151 fps +66%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	145 fps +60%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	144 fps +59%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	139 fps +53%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	124 fps +37%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	124 fps +37%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	118 fps +30%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	90.7 fps
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	39.8 fps +73%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	30.8 fps +34%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	28.39 fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	28.31 fps +23%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	27.6 fps +20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	23.9 fps +4%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	23 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	20.6 fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	18.8 fps -18%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	17.2 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	14.7 fps -36%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	173 fps +50%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	136 fps +18%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	127 fps +10%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	120 fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	120 fps +4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	119 fps +3%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	115 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	111 fps -3%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	76.4 fps -34%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	74.8 fps -35%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	74.4 fps -35%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	292 fps +47%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	262.7 fps +32%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	259 fps +30%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	242 fps +22%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	238 fps +20%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	229 fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	218 fps +10%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	199 fps
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	150 fps -25%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	127 fps -36%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	79.1 fps -60%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	484 fps
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	371 fps -23%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	336 fps -31%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	334 fps -31%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	320 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	318 fps -34%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	292.6 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	283 fps -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	253 fps -48%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	236 fps -51%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	167 fps -65%

SPECviewperf 2020
3840x2160 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	197 fps +58%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	175 fps +40%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	169 fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	153 fps +22%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	125 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	112 fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	108 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	97.5 fps -22%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	93.1 fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	80.2 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	58.7 fps -53%
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	481 fps +443%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	347 fps +292%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	88.6 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	85 fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	85 fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	81.7 fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	81 fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	81 fps -9%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	23.7 fps -73%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	21.8 fps -75%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	13.2 fps -85%
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	37.9 fps +10%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	34.4 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	30.4 fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	27.84 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	24.1 fps -30%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	22.2 fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	18.8 fps -45%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	18.8 fps -45%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	16.42 fps -52%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	15.9 fps -54%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	9.95 fps -71%
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06)
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	353 fps +19%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	329 fps +11%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	314 fps +6%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	296 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	266 fps -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	257 fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	233 fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	224 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	193 fps -35%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	181 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	138 fps -53%
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03)
AMD Radeon RX 6800	84.1 fps +77%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	63 fps +32%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	60.8 fps +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	58.2 fps +22%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	47.6 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	37.2 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	32.6 fps -32%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	31.6 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	25.7 fps -46%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	22.3 fps -53%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	21.2 fps -55%
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	113 fps +55%
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	111 fps +52%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	90 fps +23%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	84.5 fps +16%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	73.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	68.1 fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	66.5 fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	65.4 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	65 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	61.1 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	59.6 fps -18%
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06)
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	82.4 fps +55%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	78.2 fps +48%
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	58.6 fps +11%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	53.7 fps +1%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	53 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6800	45.3 fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	44.6 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	42.4 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	39 fps -26%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	32.3 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	32.1 fps -39%
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMP Extreme Holo	145 fps +1%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure	144 fps
GRANDO RM-S (1 Nvidia RTX A6000)	137 fps -5%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG	128 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	121 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	114 fps -21%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	108 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6800	95.5 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	82.2 fps -43%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition	70.2 fps -51%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	53.6 fps -63%

Emissions - Power consumption and noise

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure shows a performance increase of almost 10% compared to the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. However, the power consumption of the high-end model increases by a good 20%, surpassing even the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, which we also reviewed. This means that the AMD card needs more energy despite its lower TGP compared to the Nvidia card. In numbers, this means that an average of 589 watts is consumed during gaming.

It's necessary for this high power consumption to be dissipated well. So it quickly becomes clear why Sapphire has developed this huge cooling system. The massive 3.5-slot cooler with its three axial fans is able to control the temperatures well during the stress test. Nevertheless, we register a maximum GPU hotspot temperature (a part of the GPU chip) of 94 °C (~201 °F), which still isn't critical. On the other hand, the GPU chip temperature is 68 °C (~154 °F) during the load test. Most of the time, the TGP limit of 325 watts is completely utilized, so you can count on the graphics card's full performance here as well. We recommend using a good case with a lot of airflow for optimal cooling, so that enough fresh air can be drawn into the case. The noise level of the three fans is kept within limits, even though they become noticeable with a quiet hissing under load. However, they can be heard through a closed case. Just under 3,000 revolutions are reached during the stress test.

If you push the power target even further and increase it by 20%, you'll certainly get a bit more performance, but also a much hotter and louder graphics card. In our opinion, the small performance increase achieved due to the higher power consumption is not recommendable.

Test system power consumption (FurMark PT 100%)

Test system power consumption (during gaming - The Witcher 3 Ultra Preset)

Power Consumption: 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor) | 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor)

Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure Radeon RX 6950 XT, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	589 (583^min, 584^P1 - 598^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, R7 5800X3D (Idle: 102 W)	561 (533^min, 542^P1 - 582^max) Watt * +5%
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG STRIX OC GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 88.3 W)	505 (389^min - 543^max) Watt * +14%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XT, R9 5950X (Idle: 99.15 W)	488.3 (459.99^min - 512.79^max) Watt * +17%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), R9 3900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 100.5 W)	438.8 (431^min - 463^max) Watt * +26%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 2700X (Idle: 74.3 W)	408 Watt * +31%
MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 87.78 W)	404.7 (389^min - 421^max) Watt * +31%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95.1 W)	394.5 (381^min - 430^max) Watt * +33%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 78.87 W)	382.8 (360^min - 410^max) Watt * +35%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 77.1 W)	369 (355^min - 377^max) Watt * +37%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 69.8 W)	348.7 (341^min - 359^max) Watt * +41%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X (96.8 fps, Idle: 80.5 W)	344.7 (335^min - 370^max) Watt * +41%
MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z 8G GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 73.3 W)	342.9 (329^min - 355^max) Watt * +42%
AMD Radeon VII Radeon VII, R7 2700X (Idle: 81.39 W)	339 (306^min - 359^max) Watt * +42%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 91.46 W)	316.5 (309^min - 329^max) Watt * +46%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X (82.7 fps, Idle: 77.12 W)	298.2 (293^min - 322^max) Watt * +49%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop), R7 2700X (84.2 fps, Idle: 64.5 W)	295.9 (284^min - 304^max) Watt * +50%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 74.66 W)	288.8 (284^min - 299^max) Watt * +51%

Power Consumption / FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro+ Pure Radeon RX 6950 XT, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	564 (525^min, 551^P1 - 601^max) Watt *
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG STRIX OC GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 88.3 W)	505 (493^min - 541^max) Watt * +10%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XT, R9 5950X (Idle: 99.15 W)	456.8 (378.13^min - 484.67^max) Watt * +19%
AMD Radeon VII Radeon VII, R7 2700X (Idle: 81.39 W)	417.8 (399^min - 446^max) Watt * +26%
MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), R7 2700X	402.2 (320^min - 423^max) Watt * +29%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), R9 3900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 100.5 W)	400.8 (354^min - 432^max) Watt * +29%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95.1 W)	376.9 (369^min - 433^max) Watt * +33%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 78.87 W)	376.8 (331^min - 409^max) Watt * +33%
MSI RTX 2070 Gaming Z 8G GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 73.3 W)	343 (336^min - 382^max) Watt * +39%
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 91.46 W)	336.6 (330^min - 365^max) Watt * +40%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 77.1 W)	335.2 (317^min - 376^max) Watt * +41%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop), R7 2700X (239 fps, Idle: 69.8 W)	326.6 (313^min - 351^max) Watt * +42%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X (283 fps, Idle: 80.5 W)	326 (315^min - 348^max) Watt * +42%
MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), R7 2700X (Idle: 74.66 W)	295.2 (148^min - 331^max) Watt * +48%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop), R7 2700X (237 fps, Idle: 77.12 W)	281.4 (275^min - 321^max) Watt * +50%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop), R7 2700X (207 fps, Idle: 64.5 W)	280.5 (271^min - 312^max) Watt * +50%

Power Consumption: 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor) | 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor)

* ... smaller is better

Pros

+ fast enough for 4K gaming

+ powerful cooling unit

+ fan-stop mode

+ good performance in professional 3D applications

+ dual-BIOS option

+ fancy RGB lighting

+ GPU holder

Cons

- ray tracing clearly inferior to RTX 3080 and RTX 3090

- overall performance only marginally better than RX 6900 XT

- high energy consumption

- price

Verdict - Fast 4K graphics card

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure in review - Provided by Sapphire Germany (source: Sapphire)

To avoid leaving the high-end graphics card segment to Nvidia without a fight again, AMD had to follow suit after the release of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. The deficit of the fastest AMD GPU to that date would have been too big to exert pressure on Nvidia. Nevertheless, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT isn't a completely updated graphics card, which means that the old RDNA 2 architecture is still used. More significant upgrades are to be expected with the RDNA 3 graphics cards, aka the RX 7000.

Nevertheless, AMD succeeds in catching up with Nvidia thanks to slightly higher clock rates, but also with higher power consumption. However, it doesn't manage to outperform its contender. As a result, it has to settle for second place, but this is acceptable considering the small gap.

There's no doubt that the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is one of the fastest graphics cards currently available for the consumer market.

With 16 GB of VRAM, you get a bit more than with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, but also considerably less than what an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti offers. Both flagship models from Nvidia and AMD are currently on par. This is no easy position for the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure. This means that Nvidia is currently the clear price-performance winner. But this won't deter loyal AMD fans from getting the high-end model. However, there are other models of the Radeon RX 6950 XT that are available from 1,150 euros. In addition, there's competition coming from their own ranks, because the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE costs almost 500 Euros (~$509) less while offering almost the same performance.

Ultimately, each user has to answer the question whether the fastest GPU model is always necessary or not. The information presented here allows you to form your own opinion.

Price and availability

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure is available on Amazon and newegg for around $1,100.

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