Radeon RX 6900 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Place in the ranking	39	21
Place by popularity	38	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	59.35	no data
Power efficiency	18.24	18.86
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	5888	4608
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	255 Watt
Texture fill rate	317.4	606.2
Floating-point processing power	20.31 TFLOPS	19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	184	288
Tensor Cores	184	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-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	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	512.0 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 HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.5	-

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 3070 57.96

RX 6900 69.43
+19.8%

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 22368

RX 6900 26794
+19.8%

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	148 −14.9%	170−180 +14.9%
1440p	101 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%
4K	64 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.37	no data
1440p	4.94	no data
4K	7.80	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

147

−15.6%

170−180
+15.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 −12%	140−150 +12%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 −10%	110−120 +10%
Battlefield 5	180−190 −19.6%	220−230 +19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −19.3%	130−140 +19.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 −15.1%	160−170 +15.1%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −18.2%	130−140 +18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −14.3%	160−170 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −16.1%	260−270 +16.1%
Hitman 3	109 −19.3%	130−140 +19.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 −18.2%	260−270 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	144 −18.1%	170−180 +18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	118 −18.6%	140−150 +18.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 −15.9%	270−280 +15.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	174 −14.9%	200−210 +14.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 −16.7%	140−150 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 −14.9%	100−105 +14.9%
Battlefield 5	180−190 −19.6%	220−230 +19.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −19.3%	130−140 +19.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 −19%	150−160 +19%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −18.2%	130−140 +18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −14.3%	160−170 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −16.1%	260−270 +16.1%
Hitman 3	116 −12.1%	130−140 +12.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 −18.2%	260−270 +18.2%
Metro Exodus	144 −18.1%	170−180 +18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −14%	130−140 +14%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	255 −17.6%	300−310 +17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −15.7%	140−150 +15.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	178 −18%	210−220 +18%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 −17.3%	95−100 +17.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 −15.4%	90−95 +15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −19.3%	130−140 +19.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 −17.6%	120−130 +17.6%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −18.2%	130−140 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −16.1%	260−270 +16.1%
Hitman 3	111 −17.1%	130−140 +17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	181 −16%	210−220 +16%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	223 −16.6%	260−270 +16.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 −15.7%	140−150 +15.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

116

−12.1%

130−140
+12.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 −12%	140−150 +12%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −11.1%	100−105 +11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 −17.6%	80−85 +17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 −15.4%	75−80 +15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −15.9%	80−85 +15.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −17.6%	80−85 +17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 −10.7%	300−310 +10.7%
Hitman 3	96 −14.6%	110−120 +14.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	146 −16.4%	170−180 +16.4%
Metro Exodus	101 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166 −14.5%	190−200 +14.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −12.2%	110−120 +12.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	175 −14.3%	200−210 +14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

−14%

130−140
+14%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −15.4%	75−80 +15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Hitman 3	52 −15.4%	60−65 +15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −19.3%	260−270 +19.3%
Metro Exodus	107 −12.1%	120−130 +12.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 −11.1%	100−105 +11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 −16.3%	50−55 +16.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −12.4%	100−105 +12.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 −13.4%	110−120 +13.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−15.9%

80−85
+15.9%

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

RX 6900 is 15% faster in 1080p
RX 6900 is 19% faster in 1440p
RX 6900 is 17% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.96	69.43
Recency	1 September 2020	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	255 Watt

RTX 3070 has 15.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 19.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, 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 in performance tests.

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