Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670 and Radeon RX 6950 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 670
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
13.80

RX 6950 XT outperforms GTX 670 by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking35313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.4122.72
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGK104Navi
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2012 (12 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $1,099
Current price$22 (0.1x MSRP)$961 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6950 XT has 566% better value for money than GTX 670.

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 cores13445120
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed915 MHz1925 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz2324 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt335 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate102.5 billion/sec743.7
Floating-point performance2,459.5 gflopsno data

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin2x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+no data

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.

GTX 670 13.80
RX 6950 XT 73.27
+431%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 431% 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%

GTX 670 5331
RX 6950 XT 28297
+431%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 431% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 670 7000
RX 6950 XT 59882
+755%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 755% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD40−45
−435%
214
+435%
1440p24−27
−463%
135
+463%
4K16−18
−438%
86
+438%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−437%
161
+437%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−452%
110−120
+452%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−438%
120−130
+438%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−488%
230−240
+488%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−471%
120−130
+471%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−496%
143
+496%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−462%
110−120
+462%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−503%
180−190
+503%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−465%
220−230
+465%
Hitman 3 21−24
−486%
120−130
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−463%
450
+463%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−437%
140−150
+437%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−490%
120−130
+490%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−456%
500
+456%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−442%
130
+442%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−452%
110−120
+452%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−438%
120−130
+438%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−488%
230−240
+488%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−471%
120−130
+471%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−433%
128
+433%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−462%
110−120
+462%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−503%
180−190
+503%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−465%
220−230
+465%
Hitman 3 21−24
−486%
120−130
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−464%
300−350
+464%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−517%
74
+517%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−490%
120−130
+490%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−453%
442
+453%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−437%
376
+437%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−475%
130−140
+475%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−452%
110−120
+452%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−438%
120−130
+438%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−471%
120−130
+471%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−481%
122
+481%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−462%
110−120
+462%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−465%
220−230
+465%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−478%
318
+478%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−466%
396
+466%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−440%
216
+440%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−494%
107
+494%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−490%
120−130
+490%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−453%
160−170
+453%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−433%
140−150
+433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−438%
85−90
+438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−481%
90−95
+481%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−506%
100−110
+506%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−481%
93
+481%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−443%
163
+443%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−500%
180−190
+500%
Hitman 3 18−20
−494%
100−110
+494%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−467%
255
+467%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−450%
132
+450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−435%
294
+435%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−463%
130−140
+463%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−472%
103
+472%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−462%
110−120
+462%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−450%
85−90
+450%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−475%
65−70
+475%
Hitman 3 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−448%
110−120
+448%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−450%
99
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−433%
144
+433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−480%
55−60
+480%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−478%
50−55
+478%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−475%
46
+475%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−450%
130−140
+450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−470%
154
+470%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−462%
118
+462%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−442%
65
+442%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−486%
80−85
+486%

This is how GTX 670 and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6950 XT is 435% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6950 XT is 463% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6950 XT is 438% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.80 73.27
Recency 10 May 2012 10 May 2022
Cost $399 $1099
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 335 Watt

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670 in performance tests.


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