GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Place in performance ranking	48	1
Place by popularity	88	7
Value for money	21.06	10.77
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi 22	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 March 2021 (3 years old)	20 September 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	$1,599
Current price	$685 (1.4x MSRP)	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 96% better value for money than RTX 4090.

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 cores	2560	16384
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	1,290

Size and 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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 16-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

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 6700 XT 51.35

RTX 4090 100.00
+94.7%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 95% based on our aggregated 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%

RX 6700 XT 19889

RTX 4090 38733
+94.7%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 95% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6700 XT 109039

RTX 4090 137170
+25.8%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 26% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

RX 6700 XT 45676

RTX 4090 104937
+130%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 130% 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%

RX 6700 XT 35504

RTX 4090 73174
+106%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 106% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 6700 XT 176617

RTX 4090 250667
+41.9%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 42% 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 6700 XT 579310

RTX 4090 771257
+33.1%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 33% 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	157 −68.8%	265 +68.8%
1440p	89 −138%	212 +138%
4K	52 −188%	150 +188%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

−89.1%

225
+89.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −180%	235 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 −69.8%	287 +69.8%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −44%	190−200 +44%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 −27.1%	170−180 +27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −124%	222 +124%
Far Cry 5	178 −17.4%	209 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	150 −18.7%	178 +18.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −111%	300−350 +111%
Hitman 3	246 +12.3%	210−220 −12.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	163 −68.7%	275 +68.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −119%	180−190 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	206 −42.7%	294 +42.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −107%	188 +107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −163%	221 +163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 −72.2%	248 +72.2%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −44%	190−200 +44%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 −27.1%	170−180 +27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −138%	214 +138%
Far Cry 5	169 −18.9%	201 +18.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	145 −17.9%	171 +17.9%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −111%	300−350 +111%
Hitman 3	202 −8.4%	210−220 +8.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 −92.3%	250 +92.3%
Metro Exodus	119 −89.9%	226 +89.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −119%	180−190 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	175 −64.6%	288 +64.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	223 −157%	573 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	134 −29.1%	173 +29.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −113%	179 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	125 −76%	220 +76%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −44%	190−200 +44%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 −147%	210 +147%
Far Cry 5	159 −17.6%	187 +17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	131 −17.6%	154 +17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −111%	300−350 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	127 −140%	305 +140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 −82.1%	153 +82.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −67.4%	140−150 +67.4%
Hitman 3	132 −61.4%	210−220 +61.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 −147%	237 +147%
Metro Exodus	71 −149%	177 +149%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −111%	90−95 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 −146%	271 +146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −177%	155 +177%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 −67.9%	183 +67.9%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −94.1%	190−200 +94.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 −175%	154 +175%
Far Cry 5	137 −35.8%	186 +35.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	123 −23.6%	152 +23.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −154%	280−290 +154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −223%	268 +223%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 −145%	152 +145%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −84.6%	95−100 +84.6%
Hitman 3	75 −70.7%	120−130 +70.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 −648%	187 +648%
Metro Exodus	43 −219%	137 +219%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −129%	60−65 +129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 −226%	186 +226%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 −278%	280 +278%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −224%	120 +224%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −150%	120 +150%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −116%	130−140 +116%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −220%	80 +220%
Far Cry 5	71 −144%	173 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 −90.8%	145 +90.8%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −240%	250−260 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −234%	117 +234%

This is how RX 6700 XT and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RTX 4090 is 68.8% faster than RX 6700 XT

1440p resolution:

RTX 4090 is 138% faster than RX 6700 XT

4K resolution:

RTX 4090 is 188% faster than RX 6700 XT

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

in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 12.3% faster than the RTX 4090.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 648% faster than the RX 6700 XT.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 4090 is ahead in 67 tests (99%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	51.35	100.00
Recency	3 March 2021	20 September 2022
Cost	$479	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	450 Watt