Radeon RX 6900 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 and Radeon RX 6900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3070
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
49.82

RX 6900 outperforms RTX 3070 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5030
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.07no data
Power efficiency17.9318.58
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores58884608
Core clock speed1500 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1725 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt255 Watt
Texture fill rate317.4606.2
Floating-point processing power20.31 TFLOPS19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs184288
Tensor Cores184no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.5-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 3070 49.82
RX 6900 59.84
+20.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 3070 22260
RX 6900 26737
+20.1%

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 HD148
−14.9%
170−180
+14.9%
1440p99
−11.1%
110−120
+11.1%
4K63
−19%
75−80
+19%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.37no data
1440p5.04no data
4K7.92no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
−6.4%
300−310
+6.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
−15.6%
170−180
+15.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
−14.5%
150−160
+14.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 149
−14.1%
170−180
+14.1%
Counter-Strike 2 330
−6.1%
350−400
+6.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
Far Cry 5 154
−16.9%
180−190
+16.9%
Fortnite 230−240
−18.6%
280−290
+18.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−16.5%
240−250
+16.5%
Forza Horizon 5 159
−19.5%
190−200
+19.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 125
−20%
150−160
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−18.6%
210−220
+18.6%
Valorant 290−300
−19%
350−400
+19%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 132
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
Counter-Strike 2 257
−16.7%
300−310
+16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−7.9%
300−310
+7.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
−19%
150−160
+19%
Dota 2 133
−12.8%
150−160
+12.8%
Far Cry 5 148
−14.9%
170−180
+14.9%
Fortnite 230−240
−18.6%
280−290
+18.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−16.5%
240−250
+16.5%
Forza Horizon 5 148
−14.9%
170−180
+14.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 105
−14.3%
120−130
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 120
−16.7%
140−150
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−18.6%
210−220
+18.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230
−17.4%
270−280
+17.4%
Valorant 290−300
−19%
350−400
+19%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
−17.6%
140−150
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Dota 2 125
−20%
150−160
+20%
Far Cry 5 141
−13.5%
160−170
+13.5%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−16.5%
240−250
+16.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 81
−17.3%
95−100
+17.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−18.6%
210−220
+18.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
−15.7%
140−150
+15.7%
Valorant 237
−18.1%
280−290
+18.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
−18.6%
280−290
+18.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 167
−19.8%
200−210
+19.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
−16.9%
450−500
+16.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%
Metro Exodus 75
−20%
90−95
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−20%
210−220
+20%
Valorant 300−350
−5.4%
350−400
+5.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Far Cry 5 125
−20%
150−160
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−18.3%
200−210
+18.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 63
−19%
75−80
+19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−17.6%
140−150
+17.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
−14.1%
170−180
+14.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 117
−19.7%
140−150
+19.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Valorant 300−350
−14%
350−400
+14%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70
−14.3%
80−85
+14.3%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−15.9%
80−85
+15.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Dota 2 125
−20%
150−160
+20%
Far Cry 5 70
−14.3%
80−85
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−16.7%
140−150
+16.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%

This is how RTX 3070 and RX 6900 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 is 15% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 11% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 is 19% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 49.82 59.84
Recency 1 September 2020 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 255 Watt

RTX 3070 has 15.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 20.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3070 in performance tests.

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