GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

Place in the ranking	17	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.14	17.26
Power efficiency	14.93	14.78
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6950 XT has 57% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores	5120	14592
Core clock speed	1925 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	2324 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	743.7	1,149
Floating-point processing power	23.8 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	128	176
TMUs	320	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	80	114

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Width	3-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	576.0 GB/s	1,008 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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. 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 6950 XT 73.02

RTX 4090 D 91.70
+25.6%

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 6950 XT 28133

RTX 4090 D 35333
+25.6%

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	220 −22.7%	270−280 +22.7%
1440p	134 −19.4%	160−170 +19.4%
4K	83 −20.5%	100−110 +20.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.00	5.92
1440p	8.20	9.99
4K	13.24	15.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

161

−24.2%

200−210
+24.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 −19.2%	180−190 +19.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −21.2%	160−170 +21.2%
Battlefield 5	230−240 −23.4%	290−300 +23.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −25%	150−160 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 −18.9%	170−180 +18.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −21.5%	220−230 +21.5%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −24%	300−310 +24%
Hitman 3	120−130 −24%	160−170 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 −13.6%	300−310 +13.6%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −22.6%	190−200 +22.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −22%	150−160 +22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−350 −11.8%	350−400 +11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −24.2%	190−200 +24.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 −19.2%	180−190 +19.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −21.2%	160−170 +21.2%
Battlefield 5	230−240 −23.4%	290−300 +23.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −25%	150−160 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 −25%	160−170 +25%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −21.5%	220−230 +21.5%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −24%	300−310 +24%
Hitman 3	120−130 −24%	160−170 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 −13.6%	300−310 +13.6%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −22.6%	190−200 +22.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −22%	150−160 +22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	442 −24.4%	550−600 +24.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 −19.5%	190−200 +19.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −24.2%	190−200 +24.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	150−160 −19.2%	180−190 +19.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −21.2%	160−170 +21.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −25%	150−160 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 −23%	150−160 +23%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −24%	300−310 +24%
Hitman 3	120−130 −24%	160−170 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	318 −10.1%	350−400 +10.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	396 −13.6%	450−500 +13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	216 −25%	270−280 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	107 −21.5%	130−140 +21.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−22%

150−160
+22%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −20.5%	200−210 +20.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 −25%	140−150 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −14.9%	100−105 +14.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 −17%	110−120 +17%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −22%	100−105 +22%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 −18.3%	110−120 +18.3%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −19%	100−105 +19%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 −10.7%	300−310 +10.7%
Hitman 3	100−110 −21.5%	130−140 +21.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	255 −17.6%	300−310 +17.6%
Metro Exodus	132 −21.2%	160−170 +21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 −19%	350−400 +19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −18.5%	160−170 +18.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 −25%	300−310 +25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−18.6%

140−150
+18.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −25%	110−120 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −23.2%	85−90 +23.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 −23.9%	280−290 +23.9%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −17.6%	140−150 +17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	144 −25%	180−190 +25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −23%	75−80 +23%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −18.6%	70−75 +18.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −25%	65−70 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −21.2%	160−170 +21.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	172 −22.1%	210−220 +22.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 −23.1%	80−85 +23.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−22%

100−105

+22%

This is how RX 6950 XT and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 23% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 19% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	73.02	91.70
Recency	10 May 2022	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	425 Watt

RX 6950 XT has 26.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6950 XT in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.