Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce RTX 3090

Place in performance ranking	19	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	13.73	18.71
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 September 2020 (3 years ago)	8 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$999
Current price	$1198 (0.8x MSRP)	$957 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 36% better value for money than RTX 3090.

Technical specs

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 cores	10496	5120
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1700 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	556.0	720.0

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	313 mm	267 mm
Width	3-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	2x 8-pin

Memory

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 type	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	19500 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	936.2 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.5	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.

RTX 3090 69.23

RX 6900 XT 69.33
+0.1%

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%

RTX 3090 26815

RX 6900 XT 26853
+0.1%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3090 61569
+4.1%

RX 6900 XT 59119

GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon RX 6900 XT by 4% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RTX 3090 47774

RX 6900 XT 50587
+5.9%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3090 by 6% 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 HD	195 +1%	193 −1%
1440p	134 +0%	134 +0%
4K	92 +10.8%	83 −10.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

207
+52.2%

130−140

−52.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	138 +17.9%	117 −17.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	113 −49.6%	169 +49.6%
Battlefield 5	172 −13.4%	195 +13.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	177 +2.3%	170−180 −2.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	176 +29.4%	130−140 −29.4%
Far Cry 5	202 +28.7%	150−160 −28.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	169 +34.1%	126 −34.1%
Forza Horizon 4	175 −61.7%	283 +61.7%
Hitman 3	199 −42.2%	283 +42.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	191 −7.3%	205 +7.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	172 −14%	196 +14%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	251 +13.1%	222 −13.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	129 −47.3%	190 +47.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +14.2%	106 −14.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 −40.6%	142 +40.6%
Battlefield 5	158 −24.1%	196 +24.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	169 −2.4%	170−180 +2.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	151 +11%	130−140 −11%
Far Cry 5	194 +23.6%	150−160 −23.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	162 +31.7%	123 −31.7%
Forza Horizon 4	175 −59.4%	279 +59.4%
Hitman 3	196 −40.8%	276 +40.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	167 −4.2%	174 +4.2%
Metro Exodus	176 +7.3%	164 −7.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	132 +6.5%	124 −6.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	231 +11.6%	207 −11.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	369 +14.2%	323 −14.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	116 −46.6%	170 +46.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	92 −6.5%	98 +6.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 −52.2%	137 +52.2%
Battlefield 5	146 −34.9%	197 +34.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 −1.5%	130−140 +1.5%
Far Cry 5	177 +12.7%	150−160 −12.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 +22%	118 −22%
Forza Horizon 4	166 −49.4%	248 +49.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180 +9.8%	164 −9.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	105 −15.2%	121 +15.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	149 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
Hitman 3	178 −19.7%	213 +19.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	141 +3.7%	136 −3.7%
Metro Exodus	115 +12.7%	102 −12.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 +12.2%	82 −12.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 +5.7%	159 −5.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	82 −20.7%	99 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 −39.7%	109 +39.7%
Battlefield 5	130 −50.8%	196 +50.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 +25.7%	70−75 −25.7%
Far Cry 5	171 +27.6%	130−140 −27.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	139 +18.8%	117 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	164 −40.9%	231 +40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 −2.2%	91 +2.2%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	96 +23.1%	75−80 −23.1%
Hitman 3	119 −7.6%	128 +7.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 +18.4%	38 −18.4%
Metro Exodus	76 +13.4%	67 −13.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	64 +16.4%	55 −16.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +14.1%	85 −14.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +24.6%	122 −24.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 −4.6%	68 +4.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −17.9%	66 +17.9%
Battlefield 5	113 −18.6%	134 +18.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Far Cry 5	108 +31.7%	80−85 −31.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	107 +5.9%	101 −5.9%
Forza Horizon 4	147 −10.2%	162 +10.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +9.3%	54 −9.3%

This is how RTX 3090 and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 is 1% faster than RX 6900 XT in 1080p
RX 6900 XT is 0% faster than RTX 3090 in 1440p
RTX 3090 is 10.8% faster than RX 6900 XT in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3090 is 52.2% faster than the RX 6900 XT.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 61.7% faster than the RTX 3090.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3090 is ahead in 36 tests (53%)
RX 6900 XT is ahead in 31 test (46%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	69.23	69.33
Recency	24 September 2020	8 December 2020
Cost	$1499	$999
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt