AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
49.6Rasterization27.3
35.2Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based38.7
71.6Efficiencyspec-based76.4
60.9Compute39.5
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 52.8 to 36.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+22) and compute (+21). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 27
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 61 vs 40
- 198% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,300 vs 6,809
- 111% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,432
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
- 40% lower TDP: 180 W vs 300 W
- Lower launch price: $450 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2017 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 180 W+40% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+111% | 2,432 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+14% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+34% | 1,683 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+100% | 256 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,300+198%Top 23% | 6,809Bottom 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,850Top 50% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 26,100+78%Top 17% | 14,675Bottom 36% |
| 1080p Ultra | 160 fpsTop 32% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fpsTop 34% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 64 fpsTop 38% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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