RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6950 XT with RTX 5000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 6950 XT
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 335 Watt
72.98

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms RX 6950 XT by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1714
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.11no data
Power efficiency15.1820.82
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 May 2022 (2 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,099 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 cores512012800
Core clock speed1925 MHz1155 MHz
Boost clock speed2324 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)335 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate743.71,020
Floating-point processing power23.8 TFLOPS65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs128176
TMUs320400
Tensor Coresno data400
Ray Tracing Cores80100

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth576.0 GB/s576.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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 6950 XT 72.98
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 74.68
+2.3%

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 6950 XT 28154
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 28810
+2.3%

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 HD222
+0.9%
220−230
−0.9%
1440p135
+3.8%
130−140
−3.8%
4K87
+2.4%
85−90
−2.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.95no data
1440p8.14no data
4K12.63no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 161
+0.6%
160−170
−0.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0.7%
150−160
−0.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+1.5%
130−140
−1.5%
Battlefield 5 230−240
−2.1%
240−250
+2.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+2.1%
140−150
−2.1%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+0.6%
180−190
−0.6%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0.8%
240−250
−0.8%
Hitman 3 120−130
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
−2.3%
270−280
+2.3%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+3.3%
150−160
−3.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+4.3%
300−310
−4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+2%
150−160
−2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0.7%
150−160
−0.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+1.5%
130−140
−1.5%
Battlefield 5 230−240
−2.1%
240−250
+2.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
−1.6%
130−140
+1.6%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+0.6%
180−190
−0.6%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0.8%
240−250
−0.8%
Hitman 3 120−130
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
−2.3%
270−280
+2.3%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+3.3%
150−160
−3.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 442
−1.8%
450−500
+1.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
−0.6%
160−170
+0.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+2%
150−160
−2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0.7%
150−160
−0.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+1.5%
130−140
−1.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+1.7%
120−130
−1.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0.8%
240−250
−0.8%
Hitman 3 120−130
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 318
+6%
300−310
−6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 396
−1%
400−450
+1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 216
−1.9%
220−230
+1.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 107
+7%
100−105
−7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+3.8%
160−170
−3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+2.4%
85−90
−2.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
−1.1%
95−100
+1.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
−2.2%
95−100
+2.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0.4%
270−280
−0.4%
Hitman 3 100−110
+7%
100−105
−7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 255
−2%
260−270
+2%
Metro Exodus 132
+1.5%
130−140
−1.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 294
−2%
300−310
+2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+3.8%
130−140
−3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−1.7%
120−130
+1.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−2.3%
90−95
+2.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−1.8%
230−240
+1.8%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 144
+2.9%
140−150
−2.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−1.7%
60−65
+1.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+1.5%
130−140
−1.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 172
+1.2%
170−180
−1.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%

This is how RX 6950 XT and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RX 6950 XT is 1% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6950 XT is 4% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6950 XT is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 72.98 74.68
Recency 10 May 2022 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 335 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 5000 Ada Generation has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 34% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 6950 XT and RTX 5000 Ada Generation.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop card while RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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