AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
46.3Rasterization43.3
35.6Ray Tracing38.5
56.8Memoryspec-based51.9
71.6Efficiencyspec-based86.2
61.7Compute62.9
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 51.8 against 53 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 edges ahead in Ray Tracing and compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 43
- 74% higher RT cores: 80 vs 46
- 33% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 12 GB
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 17% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,816 vs 17,798
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- 33% lower TDP: 200 W vs 300 W
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 15% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 5,120
- 14% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 4,462 vs 3,921
- 10% higher Boost clock: 2,475 MHz vs 2,250 MHz
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 300 W | 200 W+33% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 5,888+15% |
| RT cores | 80+74% | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 184 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz | 1,920 MHz+5% |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz | 2,475 MHz+10% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+33% | 12 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+2% | 504 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,816+17%Top 20% | 17,798Top 26% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,921Top 42% | 4,462+14%Top 32% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,639Top 22% | 26,853+1%Top 20% |
| 1080p Ultra | 126 fps+3%Top 43% | 123 fpsTop 45% |
| 1440p Ultra | 95 fps+5%Top 43% | 90 fpsTop 50% |
| 4K Ultra | 55 fps+8%Top 45% | 51 fpsBottom 50% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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