AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
51.5Rasterization45.6
36.5Ray Tracing41.3
58.2Memoryspec-based51.9
67.2Efficiencyspec-based86.2
62.7Compute55.4
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 53.6 against 53.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 46
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 55
- 74% higher RT cores: 80 vs 46
- 33% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 12 GB
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 41 vs 37
- 40% lower TDP: 200 W vs 335 W
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 22% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 5,000 vs 4,100
- 15% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 5,120
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $1,099
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 335 W | 200 W+40% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 5,888+15% |
| RT cores | 80+74% | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 184 |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz | 1,920 MHz+2% |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz | 2,475 MHz+7% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+33% | 12 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+14% | 504 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800+21%Top 19% | 18,000Top 30% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100Top 44% | 5,000+22%Top 34% |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300+25%Top 13% | 21,900Top 34% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fps+17%Top 25% | 144 fpsTop 43% |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fps+18%Top 26% | 105 fpsTop 43% |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fps+20%Top 30% | 56 fpsTop 43% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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