Radeon RX 6900 vs GeForce RTX 3090

Place in the ranking	24	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.92	no data
Power efficiency	13.61	18.70
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	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	10496	4608
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	255 Watt
Texture fill rate	556.0	606.2
Floating-point processing power	35.58 TFLOPS	19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	64
TMUs	328	288
Tensor Cores	328	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	82	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	336 mm	no data
Width	3-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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1219 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	936.2 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 3090 69.35

RX 6900 69.42
+0.1%

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 3090 26709

RX 6900 26738
+0.1%

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	198 +4.2%	190−200 −4.2%
1440p	129 +7.5%	120−130 −7.5%
4K	86 +1.2%	85−90 −1.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	7.57	no data
1440p	11.62	no data
4K	17.43	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

207
+3.5%

200−210

−3.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	159 +6%	150−160 −6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	114 +3.6%	110−120 −3.6%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +0.9%	220−230 −0.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +8.2%	110−120 −8.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	176 +3.5%	170−180 −3.5%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +5.6%	160−170 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +3.5%	230−240 −3.5%
Hitman 3	117 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +1.2%	250−260 −1.2%
Metro Exodus	144 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130 +0%	130−140 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +0.7%	290−300 −0.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200 +0%	200−210 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	247 +2.9%	240−250 −2.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	105 +5%	100−105 −5%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +0.9%	220−230 −0.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +8.2%	110−120 −8.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	151 +0.7%	150−160 −0.7%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +5.6%	160−170 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +3.5%	230−240 −3.5%
Hitman 3	117 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +1.2%	250−260 −1.2%
Metro Exodus	144 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +1.7%	120−130 −1.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	402 +0.5%	400−450 −0.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +6.4%	140−150 −6.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	199 +4.7%	190−200 −4.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	108 +8%	100−105 −8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +1.1%	90−95 −1.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +8.2%	110−120 −8.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 +3.1%	130−140 −3.1%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Forza Horizon 4	217 +3.3%	210−220 −3.3%
Hitman 3	116 +5.5%	110−120 −5.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	295 +1.7%	290−300 −1.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	351 +0.3%	350−400 −0.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +0.6%	180−190 −0.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	107 +7%	100−105 −7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

129
+7.5%

120−130

−7.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +3.1%	160−170 −3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +3.3%	90−95 −3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +5.3%	75−80 −5.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +1.3%	80−85 −1.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 +3.3%	90−95 −3.3%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +1.3%	80−85 −1.3%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0.4%	270−280 −0.4%
Hitman 3	115 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	233 +1.3%	230−240 −1.3%
Metro Exodus	139 +6.9%	130−140 −6.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	266 +2.3%	260−270 −2.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +1.3%	150−160 −1.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	203 +1.5%	200−210 −1.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

127
+5.8%

120−130

−5.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +2.4%	85−90 −2.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +6.2%	65−70 −6.2%
Hitman 3	83 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +2.7%	220−230 −2.7%
Metro Exodus	141 +0.7%	140−150 −0.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	153 +2%	150−160 −2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 +0%	70−75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	57 +3.6%	55−60 −3.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +2%	50−55 −2%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	153 +2%	150−160 −2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	159 +6%	150−160 −6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

111
+0.9%

110−120

−0.9%

This is how RTX 3090 and RX 6900 compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 is 4% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 is 8% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 is 1% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.35	69.42
Recency	1 September 2020	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	255 Watt

RTX 3090 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 0.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 37.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 3090 and Radeon RX 6900.

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