Radeon RX 6900 XT vs R6 (Mullins)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R6 (Mullins) with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.
6900 XT outperforms R6 (Mullins) by a whopping 10732% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1265 | 35 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 30.10 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.37 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Mullins | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (11 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 128 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 720.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 23.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 128 |
| TMUs | no data | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 80 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 128 MB |
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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 | 1−2
−19800%
| 199
+19800%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−13600%
| 137
+13600%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 85 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.02 |
| 1440p | no data | 7.29 |
| 4K | no data | 11.75 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−16100%
|
160−170
+16100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3000%
|
150−160
+3000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−16100%
|
160−170
+16100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 190−200 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−5560%
|
283
+5560%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3000%
|
150−160
+3000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1196%
|
350−400
+1196%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−1450%
|
270−280
+1450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−16100%
|
160−170
+16100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1308%
|
160−170
+1308%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 190−200 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−5480%
|
279
+5480%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3000%
|
150−160
+3000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 164 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−5283%
|
323
+5283%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1196%
|
350−400
+1196%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−16100%
|
160−170
+16100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1308%
|
160−170
+1308%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 190−200 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−4860%
|
248
+4860%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3000%
|
150−160
+3000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2633%
|
164
+2633%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1368%
|
411
+1368%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−6467%
|
190−200
+6467%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−16733%
|
500−550
+16733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−2817%
|
170−180
+2817%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−11450%
|
231
+11450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 85−90 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−15400%
|
150−160
+15400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−15000%
|
150−160
+15000%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1021%
|
150−160
+1021%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−10867%
|
300−350
+10867%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3850%
|
75−80
+3850%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 195
+0%
|
195
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 196
+0%
|
196
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 197
+0%
|
197
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 196
+0%
|
196
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 122
+0%
|
122
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how R6 (Mullins) and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is 19800% faster in 1080p
- RX 6900 XT is 13600% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 16733% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT performs better in 32 tests (52%)
- there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.59 | 63.91 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 28 October 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
RX 6900 XT has a 10732.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Mullins) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R6 (Mullins) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.
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