GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6700S

Place in the ranking	118	13
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	13.85
Power efficiency	33.57	12.09
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

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	1792	14592
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	2000 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	1,149
Floating-point processing power	7.168 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	112	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	28	114

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	1,008 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

RX 6700S 39.01

RTX 4090 D 74.62
+91.3%

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.

RX 6700S 14996

RTX 4090 D 28686
+91.3%

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	118 −86.4%	220−230 +86.4%
1440p	66 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	7.27
1440p	no data	13.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Elden Ring	130−140 −89.8%	260−270 +89.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 −90%	95−100 +90%
Forza Horizon 4	227 −76.2%	400−450 +76.2%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −80.9%	170−180 +80.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Valorant	218 −83.5%	400−450 +83.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −89.2%	70−75 +89.2%
Dota 2	117 −88%	220−230 +88%
Elden Ring	147 −90.5%	280−290 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	45 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%
Fortnite	170−180 −75.4%	300−310 +75.4%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −91.3%	350−400 +91.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	118 −86.4%	220−230 +86.4%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −80.9%	170−180 +80.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −75%	350−400 +75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −88.4%	260−270 +88.4%
Valorant	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
World of Tanks	270−280 −79.2%	500−550 +79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Dota 2	103 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%
Forza Horizon 4	157 −91.1%	300−310 +91.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −75%	350−400 +75%
Valorant	190 −84.2%	350−400 +84.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Elden Ring	66 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
World of Tanks	240−250 −82.2%	450−500 +82.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −90.5%	240−250 +90.5%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −87.5%	210−220 +87.5%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Valorant	121 −90.1%	230−240 +90.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Dota 2	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Elden Ring	35−40 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −81.8%	60−65 +81.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −90.5%	240−250 +90.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Dota 2	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Fortnite	55−60 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Valorant	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%

This is how RX 6700S and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 86% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 82% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.01	74.62
Recency	4 January 2022	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	425 Watt

RX 6700S has 431.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 91.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6700S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6700S is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

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