RX 6950 XT benchmark with Ryzen 9 5950X 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality
In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of RX 6950 XT is simply ridiculous. For those on 1080p or even 1440p monitors, the RX 6950 XT is very expensive and there are better value choices in the short term. It is worth noting that the RX 6950 XT is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the RX 6950 XT 's 16384 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. 4K gaming is joyous on this RX 6950 XT , and with a little tweaking to your AA settings, it'd be hard to imagine a title not capable of 60 fps on average.
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and
driver support.
Year
2016
2019
13
2015
2016
11
2014
2015
8
2013
2014
4
2007
2013
2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.
Price
0
250
35
250
400
30
400
550
25
550
650
15
650
9999
5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.
PSU
0
350
4
350
450
4
450
550
3
550
650
2
650
9999
1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.
Temp
0
70
2
70
75
2
75
80
1
80
85
1
85
999
1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.
Noise
0
45
2
45
48
2
48
50
2
50
55
1
55
999
1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.
FHD
60
9999
18
55
60
13
45
55
11
35
45
7
0
35
5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.
QHD
60
9999
10
55
60
8
45
55
5
35
45
4
0
35
2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.
F4K
60
9999
5
55
60
4
45
55
3
35
45
2
0
35
1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the
time this graphics card was released.
CPU
-5
9999
5
-7
-5
4
-10
-7
3
-15
-10
2
-9999
-15
1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future
demanding games.
MEM
8
9999
5
4
8
4
2
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
FROM
TO
VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.
OVERALL SCORE
80
99
Excellent
70
80
Very Good
60
70
Good
40
60
Acceptable
0
40
Weak
66/100
Good
The RX 6950 XT is much more expensive than the RX 5700 XT as it costs a whopping 0. Compare this to the RX 5700 XT, which came originally at a price of 0. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the RTX 3090 Ti which costs 0. Spec for spec, this RX 6950 XT leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RX 5700 XT, by boasting 116.2 % more fps.
The RX 6950 XT has 16 GB RAM compared to the RX 5700 XT 's 8 GB video memory. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, RTX 3090 Ti, the RX 6950 XT was 1.7 % faster.
Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 6950 XT consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RX 5700 XT and it really justifies an upgrade. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Microsoft Flight Simulator, Immortals of Aveum, The Callisto Protocol, Remnant II, The Last of Us Part I at 77 fps to 97 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 85 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play The Callisto Protocol, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Last of Us Part I, Forspoken, Atomic Heart at 62 fps to 83 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 72 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Borderlands 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy at 61 fps to 68 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 65 fps.
The RX 6950 XT sits between the RX 7900 XT and the RTX 3090 Ti, falling slower than RX 7900 XT by 10.2% and faster than RTX 3090 Ti by 0%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the RX 6950 XT and its rival RTX 3090 Ti by a small margin.
The RX 6950 XT sits between the RTX 3080 Ti and the RTX 3080, falling slower than RTX 3080 Ti by 4% and faster than RTX 3080 by 0.4%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Those who have a high refresh rate monitor will enjoy what RX 6950 XT has to offer as it averages 248 fps.
The RX 6950 XT sits between the RX 7900 XT and the RTX 3090 Ti, falling slower than RX 7900 XT by 10.2% and faster than RTX 3090 Ti by 0%. It has a strong relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the RX 6950 XT and its rival RTX 3090 Ti by a small margin.
The RX 6950 XT sits between the RTX 3080 Ti and the RTX 3080, falling slower than RTX 3080 Ti by 2.2% and faster than RTX 3080 by 1.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RTX 3080 Ti. Those who have a high refresh rate monitor will enjoy what RX 6950 XT has to offer as it averages 227 fps.
The RX 6950 XT sits between the RTX 3090 Ti and the RTX 4070, falling slower than RTX 3090 Ti by 0.6% and faster than RTX 4070 by 6.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RTX 3090 Ti. Those who have a high refresh rate monitor will enjoy what RX 6950 XT has to offer as it averages 333 fps. It is a close call between the RX 6950 XT and its rival RTX 3090 Ti by a small margin.
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