Radeon RX 6950 XT vs RX 6700M

Place in performance ranking	141	14
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	19.58
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	R21M-E110-70	Navi
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2020 (3 years old)	10 May 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099
Current price	no data	$961 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	2304	5120
Core clock speed	no data	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	2300 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	324.0	743.7

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6700M and Radeon RX 6950 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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

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	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	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 6700M 34.60

RX 6950 XT 73.15
+111%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700M by 111% 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 6700M 13399

RX 6950 XT 28330
+111%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700M by 111% 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 6700M 66973

RX 6950 XT 119918
+79.1%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700M by 79% 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 6700M 33497

RX 6950 XT 72228
+116%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700M by 116% 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 6700M 27924

RX 6950 XT 59882
+114%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700M by 114% 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 6700M 91672

RX 6950 XT 229172
+150%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700M by 150% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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	118 −86.4%	220 +86.4%
1440p	65−70 −114%	139 +114%
4K	40−45 −120%	88 +120%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−168%

161
+168%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −76.2%	110−120 +76.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 −31.6%	120−130 +31.6%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −55.8%	160−170 +55.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −87.2%	170−180 +87.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −138%	143 +138%
Far Cry 5	103 −75.7%	181 +75.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −76.7%	152 +76.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −88.1%	200−210 +88.1%
Hitman 3	175 −21.1%	210−220 +21.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −115%	160−170 +115%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −120%	120−130 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −237%	276 +237%
Watch Dogs: Legion	96 −35.4%	130 +35.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −76.2%	110−120 +76.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	82 −57.3%	120−130 +57.3%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −55.8%	160−170 +55.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −87.2%	170−180 +87.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −113%	128 +113%
Far Cry 5	97 −78.4%	173 +78.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −70.9%	147 +70.9%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −88.1%	200−210 +88.1%
Hitman 3	149 −42.3%	210−220 +42.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −115%	160−170 +115%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −210%	189 +210%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −120%	120−130 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 −343%	257 +343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	164 −129%	376 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	87 −32.2%	115 +32.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −76.2%	110−120 +76.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 −81.7%	120−130 +81.7%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −55.8%	160−170 +55.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −103%	122 +103%
Far Cry 5	91 −80.2%	164 +80.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −53.5%	132 +53.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −88.1%	200−210 +88.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 −127%	216 +127%
Watch Dogs: Legion	64 −67.2%	107 +67.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −139%	130−140 +139%
Hitman 3	60−65 −166%	160−170 +166%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −166%	120−130 +166%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −224%	120 +224%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −167%	70−75 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −274%	187 +274%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −151%	90−95 +151%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −86.5%	130−140 +86.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −258%	93 +258%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −163%	163 +163%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −100%	132 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −142%	170−180 +142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −194%	130−140 +194%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −243%	103 +243%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −177%	80−85 +177%
Hitman 3	30−35 −182%	95−100 +182%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −236%	80−85 +236%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −235%	77 +235%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −281%	99 +281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −260%	144 +260%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −157%	55−60 +157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −181%	55−60 +181%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −131%	95−100 +131%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −318%	46 +318%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −288%	124 +288%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −237%	118 +237%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −169%	120−130 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −282%	65 +282%