Radeon RX 9070 vs RX 6850M XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6850M XT with Radeon RX 9070, including specs and performance data.

RX 6850M XT
2022
12 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
38.80

RX 9070 outperforms RX 6850M XT by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.30
Power efficiency18.6520.35
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 22Navi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2022 (3 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25603584
Core clock speed2321 MHz1330 MHz
Boost clock speed2581 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate413.0564.5
Floating-point processing power13.21 TFLOPS36.13 TFLOPS
ROPs64128
TMUs160224
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Cores4056

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s644.6 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 6850M XT 38.80
RX 9070 55.67
+43.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX 6850M XT 17337
RX 9070 24874
+43.5%

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 HD137
−38.7%
190−200
+38.7%
1440p85
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
4K57
−40.4%
80−85
+40.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.89
1440pno data4.58
4Kno data6.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
−48.8%
180−190
+48.8%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−30%
300−350
+30%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
+6%
150−160
−6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
−48.8%
180−190
+48.8%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−21.7%
160−170
+21.7%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−30%
300−350
+30%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−11%
150−160
+11%
Far Cry 5 109
−53.2%
160−170
+53.2%
Fortnite 170−180
−60.3%
280−290
+60.3%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−47.2%
230−240
+47.2%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−38%
170−180
+38%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−9.9%
170−180
+9.9%
Valorant 230−240
−41.2%
300−350
+41.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
−48.8%
180−190
+48.8%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−21.7%
160−170
+21.7%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−30%
300−350
+30%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
−42.5%
150−160
+42.5%
Dota 2 113
−41.6%
160−170
+41.6%
Far Cry 5 105
−59%
160−170
+59%
Fortnite 170−180
−60.3%
280−290
+60.3%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−47.2%
230−240
+47.2%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−38%
170−180
+38%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
−30.2%
160−170
+30.2%
Metro Exodus 116
−31.9%
150−160
+31.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−9.9%
170−180
+9.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 198
−25.3%
240−250
+25.3%
Valorant 230−240
−41.2%
300−350
+41.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−21.7%
160−170
+21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
−73.6%
150−160
+73.6%
Dota 2 95
−36.8%
130−140
+36.8%
Far Cry 5 102
−63.7%
160−170
+63.7%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−47.2%
230−240
+47.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−9.9%
170−180
+9.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
−103%
240−250
+103%
Valorant 230−240
−41.2%
300−350
+41.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
−60.3%
280−290
+60.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−64.5%
180−190
+64.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
−57.8%
450−500
+57.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
−43.8%
120−130
+43.8%
Metro Exodus 68
−47.1%
100−105
+47.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
−48.1%
350−400
+48.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−42.9%
150−160
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
−52.7%
80−85
+52.7%
Far Cry 5 99
−47.5%
140−150
+47.5%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−64.8%
200−210
+64.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−71.3%
130−140
+71.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−34.8%
150−160
+34.8%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−58.8%
50−55
+58.8%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−62%
80−85
+62%
Grand Theft Auto V 99
−48.5%
140−150
+48.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−68.4%
60−65
+68.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−63.9%
110−120
+63.9%
Valorant 250−260
−28.9%
300−350
+28.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−61.2%
100−110
+61.2%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−62%
80−85
+62%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Dota 2 78
−41%
110−120
+41%
Far Cry 5 68
−38.2%
90−95
+38.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−84.1%
150−160
+84.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−60%
95−100
+60%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−41.1%
75−80
+41.1%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is 39% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 is 41% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 is 40% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 6% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 is 103% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6850M XT is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RX 9070 is ahead in 57 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.80 55.67
Recency 4 January 2022 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 220 Watt

RX 6850M XT has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RX 9070, on the other hand, has a 43.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6850M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.

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