The Radeon RX 6950 XT is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5090, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $5094.91 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Up to 85% cheaper – $894.99 vs $5989.90
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 42% less energy – 335 vs 575 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 32 vs 16 GB
Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 5090 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6950 XT
May 10th, 2022
Average FPS
170
70%
Min 1% FPS
105
63%
Price, $
$894.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.26/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
242
100%
Min 1% FPS
166
100%
Price, $
$5989.9
14%
Value, $/FPS
$24.75/FPS
21%
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Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 5090 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 5090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 5090 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6950 XT
May 10th, 2022
Memory
16 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
576 GB/s
32%
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
70%
Texture Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
45%
FP32
23.65 TFLOPS
23%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
32 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1790 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
423.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1637 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
104.8 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6950 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$1,099.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
335 W | Power Consumption | 575 W |
| Memory | ||
| 16 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 576 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 295.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| 739.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1637 GTexel/s |
| 23.65 TFLOPS | FP32 | 104.8 TFLOPS |
