Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce 7950 GT

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Aggregate performance score

7950 GT
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.89

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce 7950 GT by a whopping 5683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking108946
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0123.10
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameG71Navi 22
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 August 2006 (17 years ago)3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$114.95 $479
Current price$200 (1.7x MSRP)$685 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 230900% better value for money than 7950 GT.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speed550 MHz2321 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2581 MHz
Number of transistors278 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate13.20413.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/s384.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7950 GT 0.89
RX 6700 XT 51.47
+5683%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce 7950 GT by 5683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

7950 GT 344
RX 6700 XT 19880
+5679%

Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce 7950 GT by 5679% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD2−3
−7450%
151
+7450%
1440p1−2
−8500%
86
+8500%
4K0−150

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
−5656%
6850−6900
+5656%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−5656%
4950−5000
+5656%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
−5669%
9750−9800
+5669%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−5662%
9450−9500
+5662%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
−5650%
5750−5800
+5650%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
−5658%
5700−5750
+5658%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−5677%
5950−6000
+5677%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−5660%
7200−7250
+5660%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−5663%
10200−10250
+5663%
Hitman 3 138
−5661%
7950−8000
+5661%
Horizon Zero Dawn 359
−5680%
20750−20800
+5680%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−5675%
7450−7500
+5675%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−5666%
6400−6450
+5666%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 342
−5675%
19750−19800
+5675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−5646%
6550−6600
+5646%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−5656%
4950−5000
+5656%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
−5664%
8300−8350
+5664%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−5662%
9450−9500
+5662%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
−5650%
5750−5800
+5650%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
−5678%
5200−5250
+5678%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−5677%
5950−6000
+5677%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−5660%
7200−7250
+5660%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−5663%
10200−10250
+5663%
Hitman 3 111
−5666%
6400−6450
+5666%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−5675%
12300−12350
+5675%
Metro Exodus 73
−5653%
4200−4250
+5653%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−5666%
6400−6450
+5666%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 281
−5683%
16250−16300
+5683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 223
−5662%
12850−12900
+5662%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−5646%
6550−6600
+5646%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−5656%
4950−5000
+5656%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 125
−5660%
7200−7250
+5660%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
−5650%
5750−5800
+5650%
Cyberpunk 2077 85
−5665%
4900−4950
+5665%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−5677%
5950−6000
+5677%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−5663%
10200−10250
+5663%
Horizon Zero Dawn 193
−5677%
11150−11200
+5677%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240
−5671%
13850−13900
+5671%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 127
−5648%
7300−7350
+5648%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
−5674%
4850−4900
+5674%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−5666%
6400−6450
+5666%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−5662%
6050−6100
+5662%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−5644%
6950−7000
+5644%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−5602%
3250−3300
+5602%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
−5680%
6300−6350
+5680%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−5632%
4700−4750
+5632%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
−5614%
3200−3250
+5614%
Far Cry 5 137
−5666%
7900−7950
+5666%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−5652%
6500−6550
+5652%
Hitman 3 83
−5683%
4800−4850
+5683%
Horizon Zero Dawn 145
−5659%
8350−8400
+5659%
Metro Exodus 123
−5672%
7100−7150
+5672%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
−5680%
10000−10050
+5680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−5683%
4800−4850
+5683%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
−5626%
3550−3600
+5626%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−5630%
5100−5150
+5630%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−5627%
3150−3200
+5627%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−5645%
2700−2750
+5645%
Hitman 3 48
−5629%
2750−2800
+5629%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−5675%
4100−4150
+5675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
−5602%
3250−3300
+5602%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−5643%
4250−4300
+5643%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−5558%
2150−2200
+5558%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
−5629%
2750−2800
+5629%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−5614%
2000−2050
+5614%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−5500%
1400−1450
+5500%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−5658%
1900−1950
+5658%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−5624%
4350−4400
+5624%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
−5683%
4800−4850
+5683%
Metro Exodus 76
−5624%
4350−4400
+5624%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−5614%
2000−2050
+5614%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−5614%
2800−2850
+5614%

This is how 7950 GT and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 XT is 7450% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6700 XT is 8500% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.89 51.47
Recency 6 August 2006 3 March 2021
Cost $114.95 $479
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 230 Watt

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GT in performance tests.


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