RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

Place in the ranking	15	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.82	7.19
Power efficiency	15.04	16.75
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099	$6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6950 XT has 273% better value for money than RTX 6000 Ada Generation.

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	5120	18176
Core clock speed	1925 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	2324 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	743.7	1,423
Floating-point processing power	23.8 TFLOPS	91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	128	192
TMUs	320	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	80	142

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	267 mm	267 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	576.0 GB/s	960.0 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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a	4x 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	6.8
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 6950 XT 73.17
+0.2%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.00

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 28131
+0.2%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28066

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6950 XT 72228
+1.9%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 70850

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 6950 XT 119918

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+5.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6950 XT 59882
+63.3%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 36679

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	221 +16.9%	189 −16.9%
1440p	134 −17.9%	158 +17.9%
4K	86 −37.2%	118 +37.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.97 +623%	35.97 −623%
1440p	8.20 +425%	43.03 −425%
4K	12.78 +351%	57.62 −351%

RX 6950 XT has 623% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6950 XT has 425% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6950 XT has 351% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	204 +24.4%	164 −24.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 +0.6%	160−170 −0.6%
Elden Ring	247 −15%	280−290 +15%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	198 +21.5%	163 −21.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
Forza Horizon 4	500 +21.1%	400−450 −21.1%
Metro Exodus	152 +34.5%	113 −34.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0.5%	350−400 −0.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	168 +8.4%	155 −8.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +6.7%	60−65 −6.7%
Dota 2	181 +7.1%	160−170 −7.1%
Elden Ring	343 +20.8%	280−290 −20.8%
Far Cry 5	99 −24.2%	123 +24.2%
Fortnite	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	442 +7%	400−450 −7%
Grand Theft Auto V	172 +1.8%	160−170 −1.8%
Metro Exodus	146 +37.7%	106 −37.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0.5%	350−400 −0.5%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	153 +4.1%	147 −4.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +1.7%	60−65 −1.7%
Dota 2	167 +4.4%	160−170 −4.4%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	396 −4.3%	400−450 +4.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0.5%	350−400 −0.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +8.5%	140−150 −8.5%
Elden Ring	192 −2.6%	190−200 +2.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +8.5%	140−150 −8.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	97 −35.1%	131 +35.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +7.7%	270−280 −7.7%
Metro Exodus	132 +33.3%	99 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −32.7%	219 +32.7%
Valorant	300−350 +0.3%	300−350 −0.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	58 +45%	40 −45%
Dota 2	174 +6.1%	160−170 −6.1%
Elden Ring	92 −15.2%	100−110 +15.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +6.1%	160−170 −6.1%
Metro Exodus	77 −16.9%	90 +16.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174 +6.1%	160−170 −6.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +1.1%	90−95 −1.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Dota 2	141 +0.7%	140−150 −0.7%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	172 +15.4%	140−150 −15.4%
Valorant	190−200 +0.5%	190−200 −0.5%

This is how RX 6950 XT and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 17% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 18% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 37% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 45% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 35% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is ahead in 26 tests (47%)
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is ahead in 8 tests (15%)
there's a draw in 21 test (38%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	73.17	73.00
Recency	10 May 2022	3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	300 Watt

RX 6950 XT has a 0.2% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 11.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 6950 XT and RTX 6000 Ada Generation.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop card while RTX 6000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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