PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT Red Devil 16GB GDDR6
The RDNA 2 architecture and 2425 MHz boost clock push strong 4K gaming performance, backed by a massive 16GB GDDR6 frame buffer. Its triple-fan Red Devil cooler and dual-BIOS switch provide effective thermal management and quiet operation for sustained loads. This card is best for high-refresh-rate 1440p and entry-level 4K gamers who prioritize raw rasterization over ray tracing.
GPU Radeon RX 6900 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2425 MHz
TDP 300 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
74 Overall Score
Price MX$27,550
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong rt (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compute (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 7 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 512 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 5120 |
| RT Cores | 80 |
| Base Clock | 2235 |
| Boost Clock | 2425 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 46.08 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.04 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26697 |
| GPU Compute | 14391 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 900 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT Red Devil | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2425 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT Red Devil | 76 | 86.8 | 70 | 71.7 | 77.1 | 79.3 | 72 | 47.6 | 57.8 | 37.4 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 45.2 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 72 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.8 | 92.6 | 85.3 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.5 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 45.2 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Price
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