GeForce RTX 4070 VS Radeon RX 6950 XT
We are comparing the GeForce RTX 4070 (NVIDIA) with the Radeon RX 6950 XT (AMD). Scroll down to the pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.
Last Updated: November 2, 2026
Overall Comparison
KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 4070 AND Radeon RX 6950 XT
Here’s how GeForce RTX 4070 and Radeon RX 6950 XT stack up against each other in their most impactful areas.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4070
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7% higher Boost Clock (2475 MHz vs 2310 MHz)
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96% higher Blender score (5425 vs 2761)
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3% higher PassMark GPU Compute score (14633 vs 14177)
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23% higher FP32 Compute (29.15 TFLOPS vs 23.65 TFLOPS)
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29% smaller process node (5 nm vs 7 nm)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6950 XT
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16% higher 4K Ultra FPS (72 vs 62)
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17% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (124 vs 106)
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15% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (161 vs 140)
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21% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (21589 vs 17811)
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4% higher PassMark G3D Mark score (28089 vs 26914)
SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 4070 AND Radeon RX 6950 XT
Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 4070 and Radeon RX 6950 XT.
Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.
If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 4070 | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
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General Info
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| GPU Name: | GeForce RTX 4070 | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| GPU Type: | Discrete | Discrete |
| Codename: | AD104 | Navi 21 |
| Vendor: | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Foundry: | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture: | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 2.0 |
| Generation: | GeForce 40 | Navi II (RX 6000) |
| Release Date: | April 12, 2023 | May 10, 2022 |
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Board Design
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| Bus Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| PCIe Version: | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes: | x16 | x16 |
| Process Size: | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistors: | 35.8 billion | 26 billion |
| Density: | 121.8 MTr/mm² | 50 MTr/mm² |
| Die Size: | 294 mm² | 520 |
| Board Length: | 240 mm | 267 mm |
| Board Width: | 40 mm | 50 mm |
| Board Height: | 110 mm | 120 mm |
| Total Graphics Power (TGP): | 200 W | 335 W |
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Graphics Processor
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| Compute Units: | 46 | 80 |
| Shading Units: | 5888 | 5120 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): | 184 | 320 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs): | 64 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores: | 184 | — |
| Ray Tracing Cores: | 46 | 80 |
| Base Clock: | 1920 MHz | 1860 |
| Boost Clock: | 2475 MHz | 2310 |
| L1 Cache: | 128 KB per SM | 128 KB per Array |
| L2 Cache: | 36 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache: | — | 128 MB |
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Raw Performance
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| Pixel Fill Rate: | 158.4 GPixel/s | 295.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate: | 455.4 GTexel/s | 739.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance: | 29.15 TFLOPs | 23.65 TFLOPs |
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Memory
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| Memory Type: | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Size: | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Bus Width: | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock: | 1313 MHz | 2250 |
| Effective Memory Speed: | 21000 Mbps | 18000 |
| Bandwidth: | 504.2 GB/s | 576 |
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APIs
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| DirectX: | 12.2 | 12 |
| Vulkan: | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL: | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL: | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| CUDA: | 8.9 | — |
| Ray Tracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS: | DLSS 3 | No |
| DisplayPort: | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| HDMI: | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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Gaming FPS
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| 1080p Ultra (FPS): | 140 | 161 |
| 1440p Ultra (FPS): | 106 | 124 |
| 4K Ultra (FPS): | 62 | 72 |
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Benchmarks
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3D Mark
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| Steel Nomad Lite | 18093 | 20884 |
| Time Spy | 17811 | 21589 |
| Solar Bay | 82720 | 89220 |
| Port Royal | 11154 | 11251 |
| Fire Strike | 44071 | 59894 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 35487 | 40937 |
| Night Raid | 153448 | 163732 |
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GeekBench 6 OpenCL
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| Compute Score | 167522 | 189857 |
| Background Blur | 233 | 382.1 |
| Face Detection | 141.7 | 259 |
| Horizon Detection | 6.62 | 6.93 |
| Edge Detection | 9.19 | 10.2 |
| Gaussian Blur | 9.2 | 8.39 |
| Feature Matching | 1.78 | 1.48 |
| Stereo Matching | 845.4 | 824.3 |
| Particle Physics | 25043.9 | 26538.1 |
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Passmark Graphics
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| G3D Mark | 26914 | 28089 |
| G2D Mark | 1168 | 1076 |
| DirectX 11 | 243 | 299 |
| DirectX 12 | 103 | 115 |
| GPU Compute | 14633 | 14177 |
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GFXBench 5
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| Aztec Ruins High (4K) | 192.00 | 305.60 |
| Aztec Ruins Normal | 1039.00 | 1467.20 |
| Car Chase | 900.00 | 1336.50 |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 761.20 | 1142.60 |
| T-Rex | 3848.10 | 4554.60 |
| Tessellation | 6200.70 | 3895.60 |
| ALU 2 | 5980.80 | 6842.60 |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 296.70 | 288.20 |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
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Blender (Rendering)
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| Blender Score | 5425 | 2761 |
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GeekBench 6 ML
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| Single Precision | 27166 | 33294 |
| Half Precision | 40963 | 36737 |
| Quantized | 20332 | 24655 |
| Image Classification | 10246 | 14145 |
| Image Segmentation | 26153 | 18828 |
| Image Super Resolution | 32054 | 32309 |
| Face Detection | 51337 | 49133 |
| Pose Estimation | 124617 | 166767 |
| Text Classification | 3703 | 4491 |
| Machine Translation | 5484 | 6690 |
| Object Detection | 13134 | 15446 |
| Depth Estimation | 50548 | 56831 |
| Style Transfer | 263477 | 367328 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
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FurMark
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| 1080p Vulkan | 12540 | 16129 |
| 1440p Vulkan | 8652 | 11345 |
| 2160p Vulkan | 3650 | 6021 |
| 1080p OpenGL | 11999 | 17817 |
| 1440p OpenGL | 9077 | 12238 |
| 2160p OpenGL | 4084 | 6412 |
Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.
PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 4070 AND Radeon RX 6950 XT
The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 4070 and Radeon RX 6950 XT stack up in key performance metrics.
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Our Verdict
In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 4070 is slightly better overall compared to the Radeon RX 6950 XT. Its strongest advantages are in Hardware Architecture, Workstation and Energy Efficiency. The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better fit if your top priority is Gaming Performance and AI & Machine Learning.
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Frequently Asked Questions about GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 21.2% higher than GeForce RTX 4070 in 3DMark Time Spy (21,589 vs 17,811).
Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 0.9% higher than GeForce RTX 4070 in 3DMark Port Royal (11,251 vs 11,154).
Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 13.3% higher than GeForce RTX 4070 in Geekbench 6 OpenCL (189,857 vs 167,522).
Radeon RX 6950 XT has 33.3% more graphics memory than GeForce RTX 4070 (16 GB vs 12 GB).
Radeon RX 6950 XT has 14.2% higher memory bandwidth than GeForce RTX 4070 (576 GB/s vs 504.2 GB/s).
GeForce RTX 4070 lists GDDR6X for memory type, while Radeon RX 6950 XT lists GDDR6 for memory type.
GeForce RTX 4070 lists 200 W for graphics power, while Radeon RX 6950 XT lists 335 W for graphics power.
GeForce RTX 4070 scores 96.5% higher than Radeon RX 6950 XT in Blender (5,425 vs 2,761).
Both list PCIe 4.0 x16 for bus interface.
GeForce RTX 4070 was released on April 12, 2023. Radeon RX 6950 XT was released on May 10, 2022. GeForce RTX 4070 was released 337 days after Radeon RX 6950 XT.
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