Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Ultimate Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

ASRock AMD Radeon RX6900XT Graphics Board GDDR6 16GB [Domestic Authorized Dealer] RX RX 6900 XT PG D 16G OC

Sapphire 11308-03-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire 11308-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Gigabyte PowerColor Red Devil Limited Edition AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB AXRX 5700XT 8GBD6-3DHE/OC

Gigabyte Gv-R57XTGAMING OC-8GD Radeon Rx 5700 Xt Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, PCIe 4.0, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, Video Card

51RISC Radeon RX 5700 XT Graphics Card, 8GB GDDR6 256bit PCIe 4.0 x16 Boost Clock 1905MHz DP x3 HDMI 1080P 1440p Video Gaming Card 8K Resolution Support (Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB)

GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G Graphics Card, PCIe 4.0, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-R57XTAORUS-8GD Video Card

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 5700 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 479 days newer than Radeon RX 5700 XT.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6900 XT

Performs up to 87% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 5700 XT - 358 vs 191 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT - 16 vs 8 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 5700 XT

Up to 8% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $2.82 vs $3.07 per FPS
Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 225 vs 300 Watts

This is a free version of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

358

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.07/FPS

92%

Price, $

$1099.99

49%

FPS Winner

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Ultimate Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Buy for $1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

Radeon RX 5700 XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

191

53%

Value, $/FPS

$2.82/FPS

100%

Price, $

$539

100%

Value Winner

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB AXRX 5700XT 8GBD6-3DHE/OC

Buy for $539 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Radeon RX 5700 XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

349

FPS

368

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

119

FPS

217

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

699

FPS

877

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

High

128

FPS

185

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Maximum

183

FPS

225

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

720 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 5700 XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Pixel Fillrate

121.9 GPixel/s

42%

Texel Fillrate

304.8 GTexel/s

42%

Radeon RX 6900 XT	vs	Radeon RX 5700 XT
Oct 28th, 2020	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Navi II	Generation	Navi
$999	MSRP	$399
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
512 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
1825 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1605 MHz
2250 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1905 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz