RX 6900 XT vs R7 (Bristol Ridge)

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Combined performance score

R7 (Bristol Ridge)
1.95

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by 3453% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking85518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.2418.51
ArchitectureGCN 1.2 (2015−2016)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameBristol RidgeNavi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (7 years old)8 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999
Current price$80 $957 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 7613% better value for money than R7 (Bristol Ridge).

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 cores5125120
Core clock speedno data1825 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data720.0

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) and Radeon RX 6900 XT 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.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data16000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.2

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.

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1.95
RX 6900 XT 69.29
+3453%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by 3453% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 754
RX 6900 XT 26859
+3462%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by 3462% in Passmark.

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%

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1852
RX 6900 XT 59119
+3092%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by 3092% 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%

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1013
RX 6900 XT 50587
+4894%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by 4894% 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 HD15
−1187%
193
+1187%
1440p3−4
−4367%
134
+4367%
4K2−3
−4050%
83
+4050%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3300%
130−140
+3300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−5750%
117
+5750%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−9650%
195
+9650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−1630%
170−180
+1630%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3300%
130−140
+3300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−15600%
150−160
+15600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−12500%
126
+12500%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6975%
283
+6975%
Hitman 3 3−4
−9333%
283
+9333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−6733%
205
+6733%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−3820%
196
+3820%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2675%
222
+2675%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−5200%
106
+5200%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−9700%
196
+9700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−1630%
170−180
+1630%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3300%
130−140
+3300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−15600%
150−160
+15600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−12200%
123
+12200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6875%
279
+6875%
Hitman 3 3−4
−9100%
276
+9100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−5700%
174
+5700%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−5367%
164
+5367%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−2380%
124
+2380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2488%
207
+2488%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−6360%
323
+6360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4800%
98
+4800%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−9750%
197
+9750%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3300%
130−140
+3300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−15600%
150−160
+15600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−11700%
118
+11700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6100%
248
+6100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3180%
164
+3180%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3050%
120−130
+3050%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4160%
213
+4160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−1411%
136
+1411%
Metro Exodus 0−1 102
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−8100%
82
+8100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−3080%
159
+3080%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−4333%
130−140
+4333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−6300%
120−130
+6300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%
Hitman 3 2−3
−6300%
128
+6300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−375%
38
+375%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−5400%
55
+5400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1920%
101
+1920%

This is how R7 (Bristol Ridge) and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 1187% faster than R7 (Bristol Ridge)

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 4367% faster than R7 (Bristol Ridge)

4K resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 4050% faster than R7 (Bristol Ridge)

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 15600% faster than the R7 (Bristol Ridge).

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed R7 (Bristol Ridge) in all 48 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.95 69.29
Recency 1 June 2016 8 December 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 300 Watt

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) 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.

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