GPU AMD RDNA 2.0
Radeon RX 6950 XT

Radeon RX 6950 XT

Navi 21 Released: May 10, 2022
Memory
16
GB GDDR6
Boost Clock
2310
MHz
TGP
335
W

Technical Highlights

Architecture : RDNA 2.0
Generation : Navi II (RX 6000)
Shading Units : 5120
RT Cores : 80

About Radeon RX 6950 XT

Radeon RX 6950 XT is a discrete graphics card from AMD released on May 10, 2022 based on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with 16 GB GDDR6 memory. It runs at 1860 base clock, reaches up to 2310 boost clock, and has a 335 W power rating. It supports DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Overall Score Of Radeon RX 6950 XT

This summarizes how Radeon RX 6950 XT scores across key areas like gaming, rendering, AI, and Energy Efficiency.

78
Overall
Gaming Performance
70
AI & Machine Learning
68
Hardware Architecture
77
Workstation
67
Energy Efficiency
61

General Info of Radeon RX 6950 XT

Vendor

AMD

Release Date

May 10, 2022

Foundry

TSMC

Architecture

RDNA 2.0

Process Size

Good

7 nm

57% of the current best Process Size score

Transistors

26 billion

Launch Price

1099

Graphics Processor of Radeon RX 6950 XT

Base Clock

Good

1860 MHz

70% of the current best Base Clock score

Boost Clock

Good

2310 MHz

74% of the current best Boost Clock score

Shading Units

5120

24% of the current best Shading Units score

Compute Units

Good

80

47% of the current best Compute Units score

Ray Tracing Cores (RTCs)

Good

80

47% of the current best Ray Tracing Cores (RTCs) score

Textured Mapping Units (TMUs)

Good

320

47% of the current best Textured Mapping Units (TMUs) score

Render Output Units (ROPs)

Good

128

50% of the current best Render Output Units (ROPs) score

Die Size

520 mm²

Density

50 MTr/mm²

L1 Cache

128 KB per Array

50% of the current best L1 Cache score

L2 Cache

4 MB

4% of the current best L2 Cache score

L3 Cache

Top tier

128 MB

100% of the current best L3 Cache score

Raw Performance of Radeon RX 6950 XT

Pixel Fill Rate

Good

295.7 GPixel/s

62% of the current best Pixel Fill Rate score

Texture Fill Rate

739.2 GTexel/s

45% of the current best Texture Fill Rate score

FP32 Performance

23.65 TFLOPs

23% of the current best FP32 Performance score

Memory of Radeon RX 6950 XT

Memory Size

Top tier

16 GB

50% of the current best Memory Size score

Memory Type

Good

GDDR6

70% of the current best Memory Type score

Bus Width

256-bit

Memory Clock

Excellent

2250 MHz

86% of the current best Memory Clock score

Effective Speed

Good

18000 Mbps

60% of the current best Effective Speed score

Bandwidth

576 GB/s

32% of the current best Bandwidth score

Board Design of Radeon RX 6950 XT

Bus Interface

Excellent

PCIe 4.0 x16

80% of the current best Bus Interface score

PCIe Version

Excellent

4.0

80% of the current best PCIe Version score

PCIe Lanes

x16

TGP

335 W

Length

267 mm

Width

50 mm

Height

120 mm

APIs of Radeon RX 6950 XT

DirectX

Good

12

70% of the current best DirectX score

OpenGL

Top tier

4.6

100% of the current best OpenGL score

OpenCL

Good

2.1

70% of the current best OpenCL score

Vulkan

Top tier

1.3

91% of the current best Vulkan score

HDMI

Top tier

2.1

100% of the current best HDMI score

DisplayPort

Excellent

1.4a

80% of the current best DisplayPort score

Ray Tracing

Yes

DLSS

No

Benchmarks of Radeon RX 6950 XT

3D Mark

A standardized suite that approximates real-world gaming workloads to compare graphics performance.

Steel Nomad Lite:
20884
40% of max score
Time Spy:
21589 (17th)
46% of max score
Solar Bay:
89220
38% of max score
Port Royal:
11251
30% of max score
Fire Strike:
59894
69% of max score
Good
Wild Life Extreme:
40937
38% of max score
Night Raid:
163732
79% of max score
Excellent

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU compute benchmark focused on workloads like image processing and parallel compute tasks.

Compute Score:
189857 (17th)
45% of max score
Background Blur:
382.1 img/sec
89% of max score
Excellent
Face Detection:
259 img/sec
87% of max score
Excellent
Horizon Detection:
6.93 Gpixels/sec
32% of max score
Edge Detection:
10.2 Gpixels/sec
30% of max score
Gaussian Blur:
8.39 Gpixels/sec
24% of max score
Feature Matching:
1.48 Gpixels/sec
58% of max score
Stereo Matching:
824.3 Gpixels/sec
29% of max score
Particle Physics:
26538.1 FPS
45% of max score

Passmark Graphics

A multi-test benchmark that evaluates raster, memory bandwidth, and compute performance.

G3D Mark Score:
28089 (14th)
72% of max score
Good
G2D Mark Score:
1076
76% of max score
Excellent
DirectX 12:
115
65% of max score
Good
GPU Compute:
14177 Ops/s
54% of max score

GFXBench 5

Graphics benchmark using modern GPU APIs and game-like scenes across multiple workloads.

Aztec Ruins High (4K):
305.60 FPS
25% of max score
Aztec Ruins Normal:
1467.20 FPS
75% of max score
Excellent
Car Chase:
1336.50 FPS
78% of max score
Excellent
Manhattan 3.1 (1440p):
1142.60 FPS
28% of max score
T-Rex:
4554.60 FPS
68% of max score
Good

Blender

Rendering performance benchmark using Blender Cycles throughput as a practical content-creation metric.

Render Score:
18% of max score

GeekBench 6 ML

AI benchmark measuring common ML workloads like classification, detection, and super resolution.

ML Single Precision:
33294 (13th)
62% of max score
Good
ML Half Precision:
36737
45% of max score
ML Quantized:
24655
63% of max score
Good
Image Classification:
14145
75% of max score
Excellent
Object Detection:
15446
56% of max score
Image Segmentation:
18828
34% of max score
Face Detection:
49133
43% of max score
Image Super Resolution:
32309
59% of max score
Style Transfer:
367328
53% of max score
Text Classification:
4491
86% of max score
Excellent
Machine Translation:
6690
77% of max score
Excellent
Depth Estimation:
56831
66% of max score
Good
Pose Estimation:
166767
48% of max score

FurMark

Stress test designed to push sustained load for thermal stability and cooling behavior.

1080p Vulkan:
16129
47% of max score
1440p Vulkan:
11345
44% of max score
2160p Vulkan:
6021
41% of max score
1080p OpenGL:
17817
60% of max score
Good
1440p OpenGL:
12238
52% of max score
2160p OpenGL:
6412
42% of max score

Performance Charts Of Radeon RX 6950 XT

These charts give a quick view of FPS scaling across resolutions and how this GPU compares against market top benchmark values.

Gaming FPS Analysis

Ultra settings performance of Radeon RX 6950 XT
1080p Ultra
1440p Ultra
4K Ultra

Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is Radeon RX 6950 XT.
Market Top
Radeon RX 6950 XT

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Frequently Asked Questions about Radeon RX 6950 XT

The Radeon RX 6950 XT was officially released in May 10, 2022. It was launched as a graphics solution by AMD.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 21,589 on 3DMark Time Spy, indicating its solid capabilities in modern gaming scenarios. This benchmark is the industry standard for measuring DirectX 12 gaming performance.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is equipped with 16 GB of VRAM, which is exceptional for 4K gaming, high-end content creation, and heavy AI workloads.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT has a Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 335 W. This value dictates your power supply (PSU) requirements, so ensure your system can handle this draw effectively.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT operates at a base clock speed of 1860 MHz. This is the minimum clock frequency the graphics card runs at under standard workloads before boosting.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT features a boost clock speed of 2310 MHz. This clock speed represents the maximum frequency the graphics card can dynamically reach during intense gaming or rendering workloads.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture. This foundational design determines the GPU's power efficiency and support for modern features like hardware Ray Tracing and AI upscaling (DLSS/FSR).

With a performance score of 78%, the Radeon RX 6950 XT is ranked as a high-performance graphics card in our extensive GPU database.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT uses the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer and minimal bottlenecking between the graphics card and the motherboard.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT features 5,120 shading units (cores), which are directly responsible for rendering complex visual effects and lighting in modern games.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT contains approximately 26 billion transistors, packed into its silicon to deliver massive parallel processing capabilities.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is manufactured on a 7 nm node. A smaller process node generally translates to better energy efficiency and improved thermal management.