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Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Radeon RX 9070

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Performance score

Radeon RX 6900 XT 2020, $999 · 16 GB GDDR6, 300 W
38.27
Radeon RX 9070 2025, $549 · 16 GB GDDR6, 220 W
40.46 +6%

Radeon RX 9070 is 6% faster than Radeon RX 6900 XT by our estimate.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

faster than 66% of tested · runs: 56

Radeon RX 9070
2840+9 %

faster than 70% of tested · runs: 90

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

Radeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 9070
Score (0–100) 38.27 40.46
Ranking position 26 19
Price/performance (0–100) 36.61 70.42
Power efficiency (0–100) 61.15 88.16
Manufacturer AMD AMD
Type Desktop Desktop
Architecture RDNA 2 RDNA 4
Release date 2020-12-08 2025-03-06
Launch price $999 $549

Specifications

Radeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 9070
Shader cores 5120 3584
Game clock 2015 MHz 2070 MHz
Boost clock 2250 MHz 2520 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) 23.04 18.06
AI TOPS (as stated by the maker) no data 578
Hardware ray tracing yes yes
Upscaling FSR 2 FSR 4

Video memory

Radeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 9070
VRAM 16 GB 16 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 256 bit 256 bit
Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s 640 GB/s
Infinity Cache 128 MB 64 MB

Power and connection

Radeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 9070
Board power 300 W 220 W
PCI Express version no data 5.0

Pros and cons

Radeon RX 6900 XT

  • no notable advantages

Radeon RX 9070

  • 6% higher overall score
  • higher memory bandwidth: 640 vs 512 GB/s
  • lower power draw: 220 W vs 300 W
  • newer: released in 2025
  • cheaper at launch: $549 vs $999

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