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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

What's the best choice XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT has a base frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has a base frequency of 2.31 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    237 left arrow place
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 12 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    385 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    235 place
  • Battlefield 5
    211 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    366 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    330 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    690 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    576 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    379 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    24 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    2.31 GHz left arrow 1.825 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    41 place
  • Battlefield 5
    22 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    30 place
  • Cyberpunk 2077
    32 place
  • GTA 5 Benchmark (Grand Theft Auto V)
    17 place

Specifications

Technical data
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
  • Execution Units
    80 left arrow -
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21 left arrow AD104-400
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 80
  • Shader
    5120 left arrow 7680
  • Texture Units
    320 left arrow 240
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Ada Lovelace
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 7680
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 60
  • Streaming Multiprocessors
    - left arrow 60
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    512 GB/s left arrow 504 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 192 bit
  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 12 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 1313 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 21 Gbps
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1825 MHz left arrow 2310 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2250 MHz left arrow 2610 MHz
  • Game Clock
    2015 MHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 285 W
  • TDP (up)
    345 W left arrow -
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 700 W (System power requirement)
  • Total Graphics Power
    - left arrow 285 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.

  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow -
  • Fan 1
    3 x 80 mm left arrow -
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow -
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    2 × DisplayPort 1.4a left arrow 3 × DisplayPort
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1 left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
  • USB-C Ports
    1 × USB-C left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    - left arrow HDMI
Technical data

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

  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow Yes
  • LED
    Non addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    120 mm left arrow -
  • Length
    237 mm left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow -
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    1,099 $ left arrow 799 $
  • Part Number
    RX-69TMATFD8 left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Manufacturer specification scope
    - left arrow NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT

More results: 130

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

More results: 194

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

23.04 TFLOPS
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
40.09 TFLOPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

110 fps
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
125 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

76 fps
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
100 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

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