Radeon RX 6900 XT vs TITAN RTX

Place in performance ranking	58	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	11.32	18.67
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	TU102	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 December 2018 (5 years old)	8 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$999
Current price	$1035 (0.4x MSRP)	$957 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 65% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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	4608	5120
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	509.8	720.0

Size and 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	no data

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.

TITAN RTX 48.69

RX 6900 XT 69.34
+42.4%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms TITAN RTX by 42% 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%

TITAN RTX 18858

RX 6900 XT 26856
+42.4%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms TITAN RTX by 42% 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%

TITAN RTX 49596

RX 6900 XT 59119
+19.2%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms TITAN RTX by 19% 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%

TITAN RTX 35821

RX 6900 XT 50587
+41.2%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms TITAN RTX by 41% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	162 −19.1%	193 +19.1%
1440p	107 −25.2%	134 +25.2%
4K	77 −7.8%	83 +7.8%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−72.2%

130−140
+72.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 −12.5%	117 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	104 −62.5%	169 +62.5%
Battlefield 5	163 −19.6%	195 +19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	213 +23.1%	170−180 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −72.2%	130−140 +72.2%
Far Cry 5	165 +5.1%	150−160 −5.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	135 +7.1%	126 −7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	187 −51.3%	283 +51.3%
Hitman 3	222 −27.5%	283 +27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	142 −44.4%	205 +44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	133 −47.4%	196 +47.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 −27.6%	222 +27.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	112 −69.6%	190 +69.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95 −11.6%	106 +11.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 −61.4%	142 +61.4%
Battlefield 5	164 −19.5%	196 +19.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180 +4%	170−180 −4%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −72.2%	130−140 +72.2%
Far Cry 5	156 −0.6%	150−160 +0.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	129 +4.9%	123 −4.9%
Forza Horizon 4	186 −50%	279 +50%
Hitman 3	206 −34%	276 +34%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 −47.5%	174 +47.5%
Metro Exodus	134 −22.4%	164 +22.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 −33.3%	124 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	165 −25.5%	207 +25.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	267 −21%	323 +21%
Watch Dogs: Legion	97 −75.3%	170 +75.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 −24.1%	98 +24.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 −71.3%	137 +71.3%
Battlefield 5	160 −23.1%	197 +23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −74.4%	130−140 +74.4%
Far Cry 5	146 −7.5%	150−160 +7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	117 −0.9%	118 +0.9%
Forza Horizon 4	175 −41.7%	248 +41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 −18%	164 +18%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 −40.7%	121 +40.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	131 +4%	120−130 −4%
Hitman 3	145 −46.9%	213 +46.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90 −51.1%	136 +51.1%
Metro Exodus	85 −20%	102 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 −30.2%	82 +30.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 −31.4%	159 +31.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −86.8%	99 +86.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −65.2%	109 +65.2%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −102%	196 +102%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 −12.1%	70−75 +12.1%
Far Cry 5	134 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	114 −2.6%	117 +2.6%
Forza Horizon 4	157 −47.1%	231 +47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −66.2%	120−130 +66.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70 −30%	91 +30%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
Hitman 3	82 −56.1%	128 +56.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 −40.7%	38 +40.7%
Metro Exodus	55 −21.8%	67 +21.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	41 −34.1%	55 +34.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66 −28.8%	85 +28.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 −18.4%	122 +18.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 −30.8%	68 +30.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 −53.5%	66 +53.5%
Battlefield 5	97 −38.1%	134 +38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Far Cry 5	80 −2.5%	80−85 +2.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 −23.2%	101 +23.2%
Forza Horizon 4	114 −42.1%	162 +42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	43 −25.6%	54 +25.6%

This is how TITAN RTX and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RX 6900 XT is 19.1% faster than TITAN RTX

1440p resolution:

RX 6900 XT is 25.2% faster than TITAN RTX

4K resolution:

RX 6900 XT is 7.8% faster than TITAN RTX

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

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the TITAN RTX is 23.1% faster than the RX 6900 XT.
in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 102% faster than the TITAN RTX.

All in all, in popular games:

TITAN RTX is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
RX 6900 XT is ahead in 60 tests (88%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	48.69	69.34
Recency	18 December 2018	8 December 2020
Cost	$2499	$999
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	300 Watt