XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 16GB GDDR6
The 2495MHz boost clock and 16GB of GDDR6 memory on the RDNA 2 architecture deliver strong 4K gaming performance, while the triple-fan MERC319 cooler keeps the 300W TDP in check. Its dual-BIOS and robust aluminum shroud offer a premium build quality that stands out in the high-end segment. This card is best for 4K gamers who prioritize raw rasterization performance and don't require top-tier ray tracing or workstation capabilities.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong rt (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong compute (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong ai (76th percentile) 76th
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 | 2150 |
| Boost Clock | 2495 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 46.08 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.04 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26697 |
| GPU Compute | 14391 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 340 |
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-16G | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2495 | 2482 | 2640 | 2617 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 | 75.7 | 86.6 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 76.9 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 71.6 | 47.6 | 74.8 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.1 | 68.9 | 94 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-16G Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 94 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 57.6 | 94 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 42.5 | 98.7 |
Price
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