AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

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Games supported 100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1400
  • Max video memory 24 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6X
  • Memory clock speed 19500
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Radeon RX 6900 XT
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1825
  • Max video memory 16 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 16000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 1092$
Games supported 100%

General info

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

Place in performance rating109
Value for money13.7425.11
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameAmpere GA102Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 September 2020 (2 years old)8 December 2020 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $999
Current price$1697 (1.1x MSRP)$1092 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores104965120
Core clock speed1400 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1700 MHz2250 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)350 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate556.0720.0

Dimensions and compatibility

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

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length313 mm267 mm
Width3-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin2x 8-pin

Memory

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

Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed19500 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth936.2 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.5no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 67.93
RX 6900 XT 67.98
+0.1%
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

RTX 3090 26940
RX 6900 XT 26961
+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: 16%

RTX 3090 61518
+4.1%
RX 6900 XT 59119

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

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX 3090 38539
RX 6900 XT 39057
+1.3%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3090 by 1% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX 3090 47241
RX 6900 XT 50587
+7.1%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3090 by 7% 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

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

Full HD187
−4.8%
196
+4.8%
1440p138
+0.7%
137
−0.7%
4K100
+17.6%
85
−17.6%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 205
+57.7%
130−140
−57.7%
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 174
+33.8%
130−140
−33.8%
Far Cry 5 202
+32.9%
150−160
−32.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 168
+33.3%
126
−33.3%
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 246
+10.8%
222
−10.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
−47.3%
190
+47.3%
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
+16.2%
130−140
−16.2%
Far Cry 5 194
+27.6%
150−160
−27.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 161
+30.9%
123
−30.9%
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 175
+6.7%
164
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 132
+6.5%
124
−6.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 229
+10.6%
207
−10.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 368
+13.9%
323
−13.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 116
−46.6%
170
+46.6%
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 130
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 177
+16.4%
150−160
−16.4%
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%
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%
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 90
+25%
70−75
−25%
Far Cry 5 170
+29.8%
130−140
−29.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 138
+17.9%
117
−17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 164
−40.9%
231
+40.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
−2.2%
91
+2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+23.1%
75−80
−23.1%
Hitman 3 119
−7.6%
128
+7.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+17.1%
76
−17.1%
Metro Exodus 76
+13.4%
67
−13.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+16.4%
55
−16.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 96
+12.9%
85
−12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 153
+25.4%
122
−25.4%
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 105
+4%
101
−4%
Forza Horizon 4 147
−10.2%
162
+10.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+9.3%
54
−9.3%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 67.93 67.98
Recency 24 September 2020 8 December 2020
Cost $1499 $999
Memory bus width 384 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 10496 5120
Memory bandwidth 936.2 512
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 350 Watt 300 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GeForce RTX 3090

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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Radeon RX 6900 XT

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of GeForce RTX 3090 by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce RTX 3090 from AMD is Radeon RX 6900 XT, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Radeon RX 6900 XT by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon RX 6900 XT from NVIDIA is GeForce RTX 3090, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.

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