GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

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Aggregate performance score

RX 6700 XT
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
51.45

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking462
Place by popularity98not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.028.87
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameNavi 22AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 March 2021 (3 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$479 $1,599
Current price$685 (1.4x MSRP)$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 160% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores256014592
Core clock speed2321 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2581 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate413.01,149

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 MHz21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s1,008 GB/s

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDAno data8.9

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 51.45
RTX 4090 D 93.57
+81.9%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 82% based on our aggregate 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 19881
RTX 4090 D 36158
+81.9%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Radeon RX 6700 XT by 82% in Passmark.

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 HD152
−77.6%
270−280
+77.6%
1440p88
−81.8%
160−170
+81.8%
4K53
−79.2%
95−100
+79.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
−76.5%
210−220
+76.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−78.6%
150−160
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
−77.5%
300−310
+77.5%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−76.8%
290−300
+76.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−78.6%
200−210
+78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
−81.8%
180−190
+81.8%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−72%
160−170
+72%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
−76.5%
210−220
+76.5%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−78.8%
270−280
+78.8%
Hitman 3 246
−62.6%
400−450
+62.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 359
−81.1%
650−700
+81.1%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−79.5%
210−220
+79.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−80.2%
200−210
+80.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 342
−75.4%
600−650
+75.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−73.9%
160−170
+73.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−78.6%
150−160
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
−80.6%
260−270
+80.6%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−76.8%
290−300
+76.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−78.6%
200−210
+78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
−77.8%
160−170
+77.8%
Far Cry 5 61
−80.3%
110−120
+80.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−78.8%
270−280
+78.8%
Hitman 3 111
−80.2%
200−210
+80.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
−70.6%
500−550
+70.6%
Metro Exodus 145
−79.3%
260−270
+79.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−80.2%
200−210
+80.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 221
−81%
400−450
+81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 223
−79.4%
400−450
+79.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 134
−79.1%
240−250
+79.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−78.6%
150−160
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 125
−76%
220−230
+76%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−78.6%
200−210
+78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 85
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−72%
160−170
+72%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−78.8%
270−280
+78.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 193
−81.3%
350−400
+81.3%
Metro Exodus 131
−75.6%
230−240
+75.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 127
−81.1%
230−240
+81.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
−78.6%
150−160
+78.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−80.2%
200−210
+80.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−81%
190−200
+81%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−81.8%
220−230
+81.8%
Hitman 3 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−81.8%
80−85
+81.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
−74.3%
190−200
+74.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Far Cry 5 137
−75.2%
240−250
+75.2%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−77%
200−210
+77%
Horizon Zero Dawn 145
−79.3%
260−270
+79.3%
Metro Exodus 123
−78.9%
220−230
+78.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
−73.4%
300−310
+73.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
−77.4%
110−120
+77.4%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−80.6%
130−140
+80.6%
Hitman 3 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−69%
120−130
+69%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−79.2%
95−100
+79.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−80%
45−50
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Metro Exodus 76
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%

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

  • RTX 4090 D is 78% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 82% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 79% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.45 93.57
Recency 3 March 2021 28 December 2023
Cost $479 $1599
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 425 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6700 XT in performance tests.


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