AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6
Built on the 7nm RDNA 2 architecture with 16GB of GDDR6 memory and a 2310 MHz boost clock, this card delivers strong 1440p and 1080p gaming performance, backed by a PassMark G3D score of 28082. It supports a comprehensive suite of AMD technologies including FidelityFX Super Resolution and Smart Access Memory, alongside AV1 decode for modern media consumption. This GPU is best for high-refresh-rate 1440p gamers who prioritize raw rasterization performance and don't require top-tier AI or compute capabilities.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong raster (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong ai (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 7 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 576 |
Compute
| RT Cores | 80 |
| Base Clock | 1860 |
| Boost Clock | 2310 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 47.31 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.65 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 28082 |
| GPU Compute | 14177 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 335 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6950 XT | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2310 | 2407 | 2805 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 335 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | 74.8 | 83.1 | 71.4 | 77.9 | 68 | 72.8 | 7 | 40.8 | 22 | 75.4 | 22.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 27 | 99.2 | 99 | 3.3 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 59.1 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 15.2 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.2 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 20.4 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 59.1 | 94.1 | 99 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 54.7 | 98.7 | 78.2 | 15 |
Price
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