Radeon RX 6950 XT vs RX 6700S

Place in performance ranking	108	13
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.65
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099
Current price	no data	$961 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	5120
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1890 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	743.7

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6700S 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 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	576.0 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 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 6700S 38.62

RX 6950 XT 73.28
+89.7%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700S by 90% 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 6700S 14922

RX 6950 XT 28314
+89.7%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700S by 90% 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%

RX 6700S 32662

RX 6950 XT 72228
+121%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700S by 121% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 6700S 75332

RX 6950 XT 119918
+59.2%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700S by 59% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 6700S 24135

RX 6950 XT 59882
+148%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700S by 148% 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 6700S 153853

RX 6950 XT 229172
+49%

RX 6950 XT outperforms RX 6700S by 49% 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	115 −86.1%	214 +86.1%
1440p	67 −101%	135 +101%
4K	45−50 −91.1%	86 +91.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

−137%

161
+137%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −63.2%	110−120 +63.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	113 −15%	130−140 +15%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −90.3%	230−240 +90.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −75.3%	140−150 +75.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −44.4%	143 +44.4%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −41.8%	110−120 +41.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −49.5%	140−150 +49.5%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −84.6%	210−220 +84.6%
Hitman 3	178 +18.7%	150−160 −18.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −210%	450 +210%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −35%	130−140 +35%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −33.3%	120−130 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	227 −120%	500 +120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	109 −19.3%	130 +19.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −63.2%	110−120 +63.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	93 −39.8%	130−140 +39.8%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −90.3%	230−240 +90.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −75.3%	140−150 +75.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 −73%	128 +73%
Far Cry 5	45 −120%	99 +120%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +31.1%	74 −31.1%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −84.6%	210−220 +84.6%
Hitman 3	47 −219%	150−160 +219%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −192%	424 +192%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −47%	147 +47%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −33.3%	120−130 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	91 −279%	345 +279%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	144 −161%	376 +161%
Watch Dogs: Legion	96 −19.8%	115 +19.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −63.2%	110−120 +63.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 −64.6%	130−140 +64.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −75.3%	140−150 +75.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	60 −103%	122 +103%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −41.8%	110−120 +41.8%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −84.6%	210−220 +84.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −119%	318 +119%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −32%	132 +32%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84 −157%	216 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −81.4%	107 +81.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

−33.3%

120−130
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −124%	160−170 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −60%	140−150 +60%
Hitman 3	50−55 −78.4%	90−95 +78.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −132%	70−75 +132%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −95.2%	80−85 +95.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	49 −89.8%	90−95 +89.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −84.7%	100−110 +84.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 −200%	93 +200%
Far Cry 5	79 −106%	163 +106%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −204%	255 +204%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −83.3%	132 +83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −216%	294 +216%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −145%	130−140 +145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 −171%	103 +171%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	60−65 −29.5%	79 +29.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −143%	110−120 +143%
Hitman 3	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −135%	110−120 +135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −230%	99 +230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −213%	144 +213%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −127%	55−60 +127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −146%	55−60 +146%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −106%	95−100 +106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −119%	80−85 +119%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −254%	46 +254%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −144%	130−140 +144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −214%	154 +214%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −195%	118 +195%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −242%	65 +242%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−141%

80−85
+141%

This is how RX 6700S and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 86% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 101% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 91% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6700S is 31% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 279% faster.

All in all, in popular games: