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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Graphics Processor
- Navi 21
- Cores
- 5120
- TMUs
- 320
- ROPs
- 128
- Memory Size
- 16 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is an enthusiast-class graphics card by AMD, launched on May 10th, 2022. Built on the 7 nm process, and based on the Navi 21 graphics processor, in its Navi 21 KXTX variant, the card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon RX 6950 XT. Additionally, the DirectX 12 Ultimate capability guarantees support for hardware-raytracing, variable-rate shading and more, in upcoming video games. The Navi 21 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 520 mm² and 26,800 million transistors. It features 5120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 128 ROPs. The card also has 80 raytracing acceleration cores. AMD has paired 16 GB GDDR6 memory with the Radeon RX 6950 XT, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1860 MHz, which can be boosted up to 2310 MHz, memory is running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).
Being a triple-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT draws power from 2x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 335 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon RX 6950 XT is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 267 mm x 120 mm x 50 mm, and it features a triple-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 1099 US Dollars.
Being a triple-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT draws power from 2x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 335 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon RX 6950 XT is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 267 mm x 120 mm x 50 mm, and it features a triple-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 1099 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1860 MHz
- Game Clock
- 2100 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 2310 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 16 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 576.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 5120
- TMUs
- 320
- ROPs
- 128
- Compute Units
- 80
- RT Cores
- 80
- L0 Cache
- 32 KB per WGP
- L1 Cache
- 128 KB per Array
- L2 Cache
- 4 MB
- L3 Cache
- 128 MB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 295.7 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 739.2 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half)
- 47.31 TFLOPS (2:1)
- FP32 (float)
- 23.65 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 1,478 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Triple-slot
- Length
- 267 mm
10.5 inches
- Width
- 120 mm
4.7 inches
- Height
- 50 mm
2 inches
- TDP
- 335 W
- Suggested PSU
- 700 W
- Outputs
- 1x HDMI 2.1
2x DisplayPort 1.4a
- Power Connectors
- 2x 8-pin
- Board Number
- D412
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 Ultimate (12_2)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- Shader Model
- 6.7
Navi 21 GPU Notes
| Generation: Navi II Codename: Sienna Cichlid / Gaming Ray Tracing Cores: 1st Gen Infinity Cache: 1st Gen Graphics/Compute: 10.3.0 Shader ISA: GFX10.3 (gfx1030) Display Core Next: 3.0.0 Video Core Next: 3.0.0 System DMA: 5.2.0 Platform Security Processor: 11.0.7 Per SIMD32: - 10 KB Scalar Register File Per CU: - 16 KB Vector Data Cache - 64 KB Local Data Share (GCN-Mode) Per WGP: - 16 KB Scalar Data Cache / K Cache - 32 KB Instruction Cache - 128 KB Local Data Share |
Retail boards based on this design (16)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 MHz | 2310 MHz | 2250 MHz | ||
| 2143 MHz | 2495 MHz | 2250 MHz | 332 mm/13.1 inches | |
| 1860 MHz | 2324 MHz | 2250 MHz | 320 mm/12.6 inches | |
| 2210 MHz | 2565 MHz | 2250 MHz | 277 mm/10.9 inches, Dual-slot, 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort 1x USB Type-C | |
| 2210 MHz | 2565 MHz | 2250 MHz | 282 mm/11.1 inches, Dual-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort | |
| 1860 MHz | 2324 MHz | 2250 MHz | 332 mm/13.1 inches, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort | |
| 1860 MHz | 2324 MHz | 2250 MHz | 325 mm/12.8 inches | |
| 1860 MHz | 2454 MHz | 2250 MHz | 325 mm/12.8 inches | |
| 1860 MHz | 2513 MHz | 2250 MHz | 266 mm/10.5 inches, Dual-slot | |
| 1860 MHz | 2435 MHz | 2250 MHz | 320 mm/12.6 inches | |
| 1860 MHz | 2324 MHz | 2250 MHz | 320 mm/12.6 inches | |
| 2009 MHz | 2368 MHz | 2250 MHz | 320 mm/12.6 inches, Quad-slot | |
| 1860 MHz | 2532 MHz | 2250 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches, Dual-slot | |
| 2093 MHz | 2448 MHz | 2250 MHz | 345 mm/13.6 inches, 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort | |
| 2009 MHz | 2368 MHz | 2250 MHz | 340 mm/13.4 inches, 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort 1x USB Type-C | |
| 2210 MHz | 2565 MHz | 2250 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches, Dual-slot, 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort 1x USB Type-C |
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