Radeon RX 6900 XT vs 625

Place in the ranking	799	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.96
Power efficiency	3.87	15.98
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 24	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	384	5120
Core clock speed	730 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1024 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.58	720.0
Floating-point processing power	0.7864 TFLOPS	23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	128
TMUs	24	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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. 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.

Radeon 625 2.81

RX 6900 XT 69.57
+2376%

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.

Radeon 625 1082

RX 6900 XT 26740
+2371%

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	7−8 −2586%	188 +2586%
1440p	5−6 −2500%	130 +2500%
4K	3−4 −2600%	81 +2600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.31
1440p	no data	7.68
4K	no data	12.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1950%	160−170 +1950%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −2200%	160−170 +2200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1571%	110−120 +1571%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1950%	160−170 +1950%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −986%	76 +986%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2679%	350−400 +2679%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −8850%	170−180 +8850%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2420%	126 +2420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1170%	120−130 +1170%
Valorant	3−4 −15900%	480 +15900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1571%	110−120 +1571%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1950%	160−170 +1950%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −814%	64 +814%
Dota 2	7−8 −2286%	160−170 +2286%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −719%	130−140 +719%
Fortnite	14−16 −1720%	270−280 +1720%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2679%	350−400 +2679%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −8850%	170−180 +8850%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −2286%	160−170 +2286%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2360%	123 +2360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −727%	210−220 +727%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1140%	124 +1140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1482%	170−180 +1482%
Valorant	3−4 −11533%	300−350 +11533%
World of Tanks	50−55 −447%	270−280 +447%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1571%	110−120 +1571%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1950%	160−170 +1950%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −657%	53 +657%
Dota 2	7−8 −2286%	160−170 +2286%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −719%	130−140 +719%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2679%	350−400 +2679%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −8850%	170−180 +8850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −727%	210−220 +727%
Valorant	3−4 −13600%	411 +13600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −13400%	130−140 +13400%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −6650%	130−140 +6650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −775%	170−180 +775%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4000%	82 +4000%
World of Tanks	18−20 −2474%	450−500 +2474%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −4250%	85−90 +4250%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −194%	90−95 +194%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −800%	36 +800%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2186%	160−170 +2186%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −25100%	250−260 +25100%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −4333%	130−140 +4333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −2467%	150−160 +2467%
Valorant	9−10 −3544%	328 +3544%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −875%	150−160 +875%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −940%	150−160 +940%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2513%	200−210 +2513%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −5400%	55 +5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −947%	150−160 +947%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −4400%	90−95 +4400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −750%	17 +750%
Dota 2	16−18 −875%	150−160 +875%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −3400%	100−110 +3400%
Fortnite	1−2 −9500%	95−100 +9500%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	130−140
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −8200%	80−85 +8200%
Valorant	3−4 −6067%	185 +6067%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

117

+0%

117

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	67 +0%	67 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

85−90

+0%

85−90

+0%

This is how Radeon 625 and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6900 XT is 2586% faster in 1080p
RX 6900 XT is 2500% faster in 1440p
RX 6900 XT is 2600% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 25100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6900 XT is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.81	69.57
Recency	13 May 2019	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt

Radeon 625 has 500% lower power consumption.

RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 2375.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 625 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 625 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.