Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Spec score
Spec score 52
$649
typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT against Radeon RX 9070
Radeon RX 9070 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 9070
Spec score
Spec score 59
$700
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 9070right
54 vs 62 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 9070right
46 vs 54 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 9070right
61 vs 69 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 9070right
54 vs 62 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 9070right
44 vs 52 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 9070right
44 vs 52 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 9070right
43 vs 51 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 9070right
49 vs 57 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 9070right
45 vs 51 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 9070: 59
7 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 61
Radeon RX 9070: 69
8 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 54
Radeon RX 9070: 62
8 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 44
Radeon RX 9070: 52
8 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 38
Radeon RX 9070: 46
8 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 9070: 8.4
5%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT: $649
Radeon RX 9070: $700
$51to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 16 GB
Radeon RX 9070: 16 GB
level
Board power
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 335 W
Radeon RX 9070: 220 W
52%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 320 mm
Radeon RX 9070: 290 mm
10%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 9070 is 15% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 18% in the RX 9070's favour.
- The RX 6950 XT typically costs $51 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6950 XT | Radeon RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Board power | 335 W | 220 W (better) |
| Length | 320 mm | 290 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $649 (better) | $700 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.