Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Spec score
Spec score 52
$649
typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT against Radeon RX 7900 XT
Radeon RX 7900 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Spec score
Spec score 62
$800
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
54 vs 64 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
46 vs 57 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
61 vs 71 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
54 vs 65 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
44 vs 54 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
44 vs 55 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
43 vs 53 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
49 vs 60 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 7900 XTright
45 vs 56 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 52
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 62
10 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 61
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 71
10 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 54
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 65
11 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 44
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 54
10 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 38
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 48
10 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 8
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 7.8
3%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT: $649
Radeon RX 7900 XT: $800
$151to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 16 GB
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 20 GB
25%to the right
Board power
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 335 W
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 315 W
6%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 320 mm
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 310 mm
3%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 7900 XT is 20% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 23% in the RX 7900 XT's favour.
- RX 7900 XT carries 20 GB of video memory against 16 GB.
- The RX 6950 XT typically costs $151 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6950 XT | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB | 20 GB (better) |
| Board power | 335 W | 315 W (better) |
| Length | 320 mm | 310 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Typical price | $649 (better) | $800 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.