Radeon RX 6900 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile with Radeon RX 6900, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3070 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
37.23

RX 6900 outperforms RTX 3070 Mobile by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking12622
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.5718.98
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores51204608
Core clock speed1110 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1560 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt255 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6606.2
Floating-point processing power15.97 TFLOPS19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs8064
TMUs160288
Tensor Cores160no data
Ray Tracing Cores40no data

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s512.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.6-

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 3070 Mobile 37.23
RX 6900 69.45
+86.5%

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 3070 Mobile 14364
RX 6900 26792
+86.5%

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 HD115
−82.6%
210−220
+82.6%
1440p72
−80.6%
130−140
+80.6%
4K48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
−84.9%
220−230
+84.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
−75.8%
160−170
+75.8%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−83.3%
220−230
+83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
−77.6%
190−200
+77.6%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−61.3%
300−310
+61.3%
Hitman 3 114
−84.2%
210−220
+84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−84.7%
290−300
+84.7%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−81.8%
220−230
+81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−81.8%
160−170
+81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−85.2%
250−260
+85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−82.5%
230−240
+82.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
−86.2%
350−400
+86.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−83.3%
220−230
+83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
−81.8%
160−170
+81.8%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−61.3%
300−310
+61.3%
Hitman 3 106
−79.2%
190−200
+79.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−84.7%
290−300
+84.7%
Metro Exodus 143
−81.8%
260−270
+81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
−63.9%
300−310
+63.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−81.8%
140−150
+81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 181
−65.7%
300−310
+65.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 167
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Hitman 3 98
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 132
−81.8%
240−250
+81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 168
−78.6%
300−310
+78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
−80.9%
170−180
+80.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
−82.9%
150−160
+82.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−83.1%
130−140
+83.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−75%
70−75
+75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
−79.2%
95−100
+79.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−81.8%
80−85
+81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−86%
80−85
+86%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−65.9%
350−400
+65.9%
Hitman 3 68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
−78.6%
200−210
+78.6%
Metro Exodus 91
−75.8%
160−170
+75.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 125
−84%
230−240
+84%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−79.2%
95−100
+79.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 159
−82.4%
290−300
+82.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Hitman 3 38
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
−84.9%
220−230
+84.9%
Metro Exodus 71
−83.1%
130−140
+83.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−71.9%
110−120
+71.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
−81.8%
60−65
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 93
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
−83.1%
130−140
+83.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
−81.8%
80−85
+81.8%

This is how RTX 3070 Mobile and RX 6900 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 is 83% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 81% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 is 77% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.23 69.45
Recency 12 January 2021 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 255 Watt

RTX 3070 Mobile has an age advantage of 2 months, and 104% lower power consumption.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 86.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
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