Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Place in the ranking	71	17
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.47	27.15
Power efficiency	15.08	14.94
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 July 2019 (5 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 53% better value for money than RX 6950 XT.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	5120
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	283.2	743.7
Floating-point processing power	9.062 TFLOPS	23.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	160	320
Tensor Cores	320	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2070 Super 47.29

RX 6950 XT 73.02
+54.4%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2070 Super 18222

RX 6950 XT 28137
+54.4%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2070 Super 34964

RX 6950 XT 72228
+107%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2070 Super 89209

RX 6950 XT 119918
+34.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2070 Super 24640

RX 6950 XT 59882
+143%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Super 131200

RX 6950 XT 229172
+74.7%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Super 521878
+4.9%

RX 6950 XT 497297

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 2070 Super 168
+17.6%

RX 6950 XT 143

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 2070 Super 72

RX 6950 XT 188
+161%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 2070 Super 12

RX 6950 XT 53
+348%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 2070 Super 100

RX 6950 XT 284
+184%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 2070 Super 53

RX 6950 XT 139
+164%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 2070 Super 42

RX 6950 XT 77
+81.6%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 2070 Super 128

RX 6950 XT 286
+123%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 2070 Super 12

RX 6950 XT 29
+139%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 2070 Super 212

RX 6950 XT 451
+113%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	132 −66.7%	220 +66.7%
1440p	80 −67.5%	134 +67.5%
4K	49 −69.4%	83 +69.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.78	5.00
1440p	6.24	8.20
4K	10.18	13.24

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−71.3%

161
+71.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 −45.2%	150−160 +45.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 −50%	130−140 +50%
Battlefield 5	183 −28.4%	230−240 +28.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	119 −0.8%	120−130 +0.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	84 −70.2%	143 +70.2%
Far Cry 5	149 +27.4%	110−120 −27.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	158 −14.6%	180−190 +14.6%
Forza Horizon 4	277 +14.5%	240−250 −14.5%
Hitman 3	116 −11.2%	120−130 +11.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	279 +5.7%	260−270 −5.7%
Metro Exodus	144 −7.6%	150−160 +7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −0.8%	120−130 +0.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	203 −54.2%	300−350 +54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	229 +49.7%	150−160 −49.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	172 +13.9%	150−160 −13.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 −78.4%	130−140 +78.4%
Battlefield 5	172 −36.6%	230−240 +36.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −64.1%	128 +64.1%
Far Cry 5	120 +2.6%	110−120 −2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	120 −50.8%	180−190 +50.8%
Forza Horizon 4	258 +6.6%	240−250 −6.6%
Hitman 3	113 −14.2%	120−130 +14.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270 +2.3%	260−270 −2.3%
Metro Exodus	144 −7.6%	150−160 +7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 −33.7%	120−130 +33.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	198 −123%	442 +123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −63.9%	150−160 +63.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +40.5%	150−160 −40.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 −132%	150−160 +132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −100%	130−140 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 −31.9%	120−130 +31.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 −67.1%	122 +67.1%
Far Cry 5	83 −41%	110−120 +41%
Forza Horizon 4	153 −58.2%	240−250 +58.2%
Hitman 3	104 −24%	120−130 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	156 −104%	318 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 −137%	396 +137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100 −116%	216 +116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	68 −57.4%	107 +57.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

−7.9%

120−130
+7.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	118 −40.7%	160−170 +40.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 −30.2%	110−120 +30.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 −52.6%	85−90 +52.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −77.4%	90−95 +77.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 −12.3%	80−85 +12.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 −97.9%	93 +97.9%
Far Cry 5	66 −27.3%	80−85 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	255 −6.3%	270−280 +6.3%
Hitman 3	71 −50.7%	100−110 +50.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 −116%	255 +116%
Metro Exodus	91 −45.1%	132 +45.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 −139%	294 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −82.4%	130−140 +82.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 −11.6%	240−250 +11.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−24.2%

110−120
+24.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55 −60%	85−90 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 −43.8%	65−70 +43.8%
Hitman 3	42 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 −75.2%	220−230 +75.2%
Metro Exodus	78 −52.6%	110−120 +52.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 −112%	144 +112%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 −56.4%	60−65 +56.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −84.4%	55−60 +84.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	44 −18.2%	50−55 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −100%	46 +100%
Far Cry 5	35 −42.9%	50−55 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	84 −57.1%	130−140 +57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65 −165%	172 +165%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 −124%	65 +124%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−39%

80−85
+39%

This is how RTX 2070 Super and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 67% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 68% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 69% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 50% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 165% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
RX 6950 XT is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	47.29	73.02
Recency	9 July 2019	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	335 Watt

RTX 2070 Super has 55.8% lower power consumption.

RX 6950 XT, on the other hand, has a 54.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 Super in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.