AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5000
46.3Rasterization39.1
35.6Ray Tracing36.2
56.8Memoryspec-based71.2
71.6Efficiencyspec-based79.1
61.7Compute58.8
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5000
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 51.8 against 52.3 for NVIDIA RTX A5000. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA RTX A5000 edges ahead in Ray Tracing, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 39
- 56% higher Base clock: 1,825 MHz vs 1,170 MHz
- 42% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,816 vs 14,648
- 33% higher Boost clock: 2,250 MHz vs 1,695 MHz
- 25% higher RT cores: 80 vs 64
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5000
- 60% higher Shading units: 8,192 vs 5,120
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 50% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 512 GB/s
- 23% lower TDP: 230 W vs 300 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2021 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 230 W+23% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 8,192+60% |
| RT cores | 80+25% | 64 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 256 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+56% | 1,170 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+33% | 1,695 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 768 GB/s+50% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,816+42%Top 20% | 14,648Top 36% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,921Top 42% | 4,029+3%Top 40% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,639+17%Top 22% | 22,842Top 30% |
| 1080p Ultra | 126 fpsTop 43% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 95 fpsTop 43% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 55 fpsTop 45% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS |
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