XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT Speedster 16GB GDDR6
The RDNA 2 architecture and 16GB of GDDR6 memory push 4K gaming performance, while the triple-fan Speedster design maximizes airflow for sustained cooling under load. Its 23 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and hardware-accelerated ray tracing deliver competitive visuals, though the card occupies nearly three slots at 340mm long. This GPU is best for 1440p and 4K gamers who prioritize raw rasterization performance and have a 700W power supply to handle the 300W TDP.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compute (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong ai (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average social proof (17th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
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
| RT Cores | 80 |
| Base Clock | 1825 |
| Boost Clock | 2250 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 46.08 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.04 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26697 |
| GPU Compute | 14391 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 700 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 |
Physical
| Length | 340 |
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT Speedster | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2250 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 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 | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT Speedster | 75.7 | 78.9 | 69.6 | 71.3 | 76.8 | 35.3 | 72.8 | 47.5 | 49 | 17.1 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
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