GeForce RTX 5070 VS Radeon RX 6900 XT
We are comparing the GeForce RTX 5070 ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the Radeon RX 6900 XT ( AMD ) . You’ll get the key pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.
Note: This comparison of GeForce RTX 5070 vs. Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.
Last Updated: July 6, 2026
Overall Comparison
KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 5070 AND Radeon RX 6900 XT
Here’s how GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 6900 XT stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 5070
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6% higher 4K Ultra FPS (74 vs 70)
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5% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (127 vs 121)
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3% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (161 vs 157)
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12% higher Boost Clock (2512 MHz vs 2250 MHz)
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9% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (22672 vs 20801)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6900 XT
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33% more VRAM (16GB vs 12GB)
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33% higher Memory Bus Width (256 Bit vs 192 Bit)
SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 5070 AND Radeon RX 6900 XT
Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 6900 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 5070 | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
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General Info
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| GPU Name: | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| GPU Type: | Discrete | Discrete |
| Codename: | GB205-300 | Navi 21 |
| Vendor: | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Foundry: | TSMSC | TSMC |
| Architecture: | Blackwell 2.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Generation: | GeForce 50 | Navi II (RX 6000) |
| Release Date: | March 4, 2025 | October 28, 2020 |
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Board Design
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| Bus Interface: | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| PCIe Version: | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes: | x16 | x16 |
| Process Size: | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistors: | 31.1 billion | 26.8 billion |
| Density: | 118.25 MTr/mm² | 51.5 MTr/mm² |
| Die Size: | 263 | 520 mm² |
| Board Length: | 245 mm | 267 mm |
| Board Width: | 40 mm | 50 mm |
| Board Height: | 115 mm | 120 mm |
| Total Graphics Power (TGP): | 250 W | 300 W |
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Graphics Processor
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| Compute Units: | 80 | 80 |
| Shading Units: | 6144 | 5120 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): | 192 | 320 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs): | 80 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores: | 192 | — |
| Ray Tracing Cores: | 48 | 80 |
| Base Clock: | 2325 | 1825 MHz |
| Boost Clock: | 2512 | 2250 MHz |
| L1 Cache: | 128KB per cluster | 128 KB per Array |
| L2 Cache: | 48MB shared | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache: | — | 128 MB |
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Raw Performance
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| Pixel Fill Rate: | 201.0 GPixel/s | 288.0 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate: | 482.3 GTexel/s | 720.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance: | 30.87 TFLOPs | 23.04 TFLOPs |
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Memory
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| Memory Type: | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Size: | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Bus Width: | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock: | 1750 | 2000 MHz |
| Effective Memory Speed: | 28000 | 16000 Mbps |
| Bandwidth: | 672 | 512 GB/s |
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APIs
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| DirectX: | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan: | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL: | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL: | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| CUDA: | 12.0 | No |
| Ray Tracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS: | DLSS 4 | No |
| DisplayPort: | 2.1b | 1.4a |
| HDMI: | — | 2.1 |
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Gaming FPS
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| 1080p Ultra (FPS): | 161 | 157 |
| 1440p Ultra (FPS): | 127 | 121 |
| 4K Ultra (FPS): | 74 | 70 |
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Benchmarks
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3D Mark
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| Steel Nomad Lite | 23186 | 20167 |
| Time Spy | 22672 | 20801 |
| Solar Bay | 106341 | 86944 |
| Port Royal | 14348 | 10535 |
| Fire Strike | 58080 | 57325 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 43673 | 39331 |
| Night Raid | 175736 | 159495 |
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GeekBench 6 OpenCL
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| Compute Score | 190967 | 124121 |
| Background Blur | 254.4 img/sec | 231.6 |
| Face Detection | 180.6 img/sec | 152.5 |
| Horizon Detection | 7.91 Gpixels/sec | 4.26 |
| Edge Detection | 10.2 Gpixels/sec | 5.75 |
| Gaussian Blur | 10.7 Gpixels/sec | 5.87 |
| Feature Matching | 1.84 Gpixels/sec | 1.12 |
| Stereo Matching | 975.7 Gpixels/sec | 618.7 |
| Particle Physics | 27816.5 FPS | 17973.9 |
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Passmark Graphics
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| G3D Mark | 28787 | 26692 |
| G2D Mark | 1304 | 1061 |
| DirectX 11 | 280 | 279 |
| DirectX 12 | 106 | 112 |
| GPU Compute | 14598 Ops/s | 14404 |
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GFXBench 5
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| Aztec Ruins High (4K) | 1199.40 | 305.20 |
| Aztec Ruins Normal | 995.80 | 1394.40 |
| Car Chase | 859.00 | 1317.50 |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 4075.00 | 1205.30 |
| T-Rex | 6657.70 | 4360.00 |
| Tessellation | 5998.50 | 3954.80 |
| ALU 2 | 276.30 | 6645.00 |
| Driver Overhead 2 | — | 325.20 |
| API | — | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
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Blender (Rendering)
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| Blender Score | 6160 | 2473 |
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GeekBench 6 ML
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| Single Precision | 30221 | 33651 |
| Half Precision | 30221 | 36994 |
| Quantized | 23474 | 24546 |
| Image Classification | 12270 | 13868 |
| Image Segmentation | 30237 | 17467 |
| Image Super Resolution | 35585 | 32396 |
| Face Detection | 62662 | 47808 |
| Pose Estimation | 145190 | 178873 |
| Text Classification | 4198 | 4358 |
| Machine Translation | 6233 | 7910 |
| Object Detection | 16709 | 15394 |
| Depth Estimation | 58300 | 57351 |
| Style Transfer | 246598 | 372610 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
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FurMark
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| 1080p Vulkan | 17361 | 16109 |
| 1440p Vulkan | 12595 | 11808 |
| 2160p Vulkan | 7899 | 6467 |
| 1080p OpenGL | 16477 | 17611 |
| 1440p OpenGL | 12295 | 12404 |
| 2160p OpenGL | 6339 | 6467 |
Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.
PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 5070 AND Radeon RX 6900 XT
The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 6900 XT stack up in key performance metrics.
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Release Timeline of GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 6900 XT
Radeon RX 6900 XT was released 4 years, 4 months, 4 days earlier than GeForce RTX 5070.
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Domain Score Summary
Note: Scores (0 to 100) are generated by Comparigon’s scoring algorithm and are intended as a high-level guide. They may not map 1-to-1 with the individual spec-by-spec comparisons shown in the table.
Our Verdict
In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 5070 has a narrow overall lead compared to the Radeon RX 6900 XT. Its strongest advantages are in Gaming Performance, Hardware Architecture and Workstation. The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the better fit if your top priority is AI & Machine Learning and Energy Efficiency.
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