Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Pro Duo

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Duo with Radeon RX 6950 XT, including specs and performance data.

Pro Duo
2016, $1,499
8 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 350 Watt
19.84

6950 XT outperforms Pro Duo by a whopping 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31025
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.9633.79
Power efficiency4.3615.43
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameCapsaicinNavi 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 April 2016 (9 years ago)10 May 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 6950 XT has 1624% better value for money than Pro Duo.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores4096 ×25120
Compute units128no data
Core clock speedno data1925 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2324 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt335 Watt
Texture fill rate256.0 ×2743.7
Floating-point processing power8.192 TFLOPS ×223.8 TFLOPS
ROPs64 ×2128
TMUs256 ×2320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80
L0 Cacheno data1.3 MB
L1 Cache1 MB1 MB
L2 Cache2 MB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 MB

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length277 mm267 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors3x 8-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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB ×216 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit ×2256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s ×2576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
Enduro+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.06.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pro Duo 19.84
RX 6950 XT 67.18
+239%

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.

Pro Duo 8298
Samples: 715
RX 6950 XT 28094
+239%
Samples: 3478

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.

Pro Duo 27110
RX 6950 XT 59672
+120%

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 HD60−65
−263%
218
+263%
1440p35−40
−280%
133
+280%
4K24−27
−250%
84
+250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p24.98
−396%
5.04
+396%
1440p42.83
−418%
8.26
+418%
4K62.46
−377%
13.08
+377%
  • RX 6950 XT has 396% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6950 XT has 418% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6950 XT has 377% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 351
+0%
351
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 161
+0%
161
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 207
+0%
207
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+0%
339
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+0%
143
+0%
Far Cry 5 181
+0%
181
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 237
+0%
237
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 186
+0%
186
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 318
+0%
318
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%
Dota 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 229
+0%
229
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 161
+0%
161
+0%
Metro Exodus 189
+0%
189
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 376
+0%
376
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+0%
122
+0%
Dota 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Far Cry 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 122
+0%
122
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 216
+0%
216
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 236
+0%
236
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 153
+0%
153
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 100
+0%
100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 58
+0%
58
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 77
+0%
77
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 144
+0%
144
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Dota 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 55
+0%
55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Pro Duo and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6950 XT is 263% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6950 XT is 280% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6950 XT is 250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.84 67.18
Recency 26 April 2016 10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 335 Watt

RX 6950 XT has a 238.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 4.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Duo in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Duo is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop one.

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