Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE vs SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 Navi 21 KXTX (RDNA 2)
• Execution units
  80 80
• Shader
  5120 5120
• Render Output Units
  128 128
• Texture Units
  320 320

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 18 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 576 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.825 GHz 1.925 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.365 GHz+ 5 % 2.324 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.135 GHz+ 6 % 2.116 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  363 W+ 21 % 391 W+ 17 %
• TDP (up)
  390 W+ 13 % --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  1 --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  Addressable LED Addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  310 mm 320 mm
• Height
  134 mm 135 mm
• Width
  55 mm 58 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q2/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  11308-07-20G 11317-02-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet