Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs R6 (Mullins)
Aggregated performance score
RX 7900 XTX outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 12806% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1156 | 7 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 54 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 27.63 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | RDNA 3 |
| GPU code name | Mullins | Navi 31 XTX |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
| Current price | no data | $859 (0.9x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
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 | 128 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2270 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 355 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 959.6 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon R6 (Mullins) and Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 287 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 20000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 960.0 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 data | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
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.
RX 7900 XTX outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 12806% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RX 7900 XTX outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 9266% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
RX 7900 XTX outperforms R6 (Mullins) by 3596% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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 | 1−2
−25100%
| 252
+25100%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−17600%
| 177
+17600%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 115 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−7967%
|
242
+7967%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−2125%
|
170−180
+2125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−7600%
|
231
+7600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−6750%
|
130−140
+6750%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−5267%
|
322
+5267%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−2125%
|
170−180
+2125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6833%
|
208
+6833%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−23800%
|
239
+23800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−6750%
|
130−140
+6750%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−5000%
|
306
+5000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−18067%
|
545
+18067%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6533%
|
199
+6533%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−9833%
|
298
+9833%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−7250%
|
140−150
+7250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−6067%
|
180−190
+6067%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−2413%
|
201
+2413%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−5875%
|
239
+5875%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−14000%
|
141
+14000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−18600%
|
187
+18600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−23700%
|
238
+23700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−9200%
|
90−95
+9200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−11100%
|
110−120
+11100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−829%
|
65
+829%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−5200%
|
159
+5200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−2700%
|
140
+2700%
|
This is how R6 (Mullins) and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:
- RX 7900 XTX is 25100% faster than R6 (Mullins) in 1080p
- RX 7900 XTX is 17600% faster than R6 (Mullins) in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 23800% faster than the R6 (Mullins).
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 7900 XTX surpassed R6 (Mullins) in all 25 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.62 | 80.02 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 3 November 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Mullins) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R6 (Mullins) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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