GPU Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

CORE STATE Navi 21
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2310 MHz
TDP 335 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 2.0
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

CMP 40HX

CORE STATE TU106
VRAM 8 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1650 MHz
TDP 185 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE Turing
nm
PROCESS 12 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
4,235
N/A
geekbench_metal
222,653
N/A
geekbench_opencl
205,670
93,395
geekbench_vulkan
164,817
77,879
passmark_directx_10
164
N/A
passmark_directx_11
300
N/A
passmark_directx_12
114
N/A
passmark_directx_9
303
N/A
passmark_g2d
1,063
N/A
passmark_g3d
28,070
N/A
passmark_gpu_compute
14,199
N/A

Analysis: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA CMP 40HX

For this graphics card comparison, the RX 6950 XT establishes its dominance convincingly. If you're creating content at 4K, the RX 6950 XT consistently outperforms NVIDIA CMP 40HX by considerable amounts. The performance margin grows notably more at demanding resolutions. This video card executes demanding titles with grace. The engineering benefits are clear.

This video memory superiority of the RX 6950 XT gets particularly critical at elevated detail settings. 4K scenarios needs substantial VRAM, and the RX 6950 XT has additional capability. The converts into improved gameplay in demanding workloads. Upcoming releases might increasingly need greater memory. The advantage widens over time.

For ray tracing, the RX 6950 XT jumps even more forward of NVIDIA CMP 40HX. The RT units manage heavy reflection rendering far more smoothly. Enthusiasts looking for modern graphics might definitely pick the RX 6950 XT. The RT advantage is considerable. Contemporary releases increasingly take advantage of RT technology.

In conclusion, the RX 6950 XT represents the better option in this analysis. Its performance leads warrant consideration for users putting together a powerful gaming system. Though NVIDIA CMP 40HX features its positives, this test data undeniably advantages the RX 6950 XT. Base your decision based on this. The frame rate margin is significant enough to matter.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RX 6950 XT
CMP 40HX
Core Specs
Shading Units
5,120
2,304 -55.0%
Shaders
5,120
2,304 -55.0%
TMUs
320
144 -55.0%
ROPs
128
64 -50.0%
Compute Units
80
SM Count
36
Clocks
Base Clock
1860 MHz
1470 MHz
Boost Clock
2310 MHz
1650 MHz
Game Clock
2100 MHz
Memory Clock
2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective
1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
16 GB
8 GB
VRAM (MB)
16,384
8,192 -50.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
256 bit
256 bit
Bandwidth
576.0 GB/s
448.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB per Array
64 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
4 MB
4 MB
L3 Cache
128 MB
L0 Cache
32 KB per WGP
Performance
Pixel Rate
295.7 GPixel/s
105.6 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
739.2 GTexel/s
237.6 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
23.65 TFLOPS
7.603 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,478.4 GFLOPS (1:16)
237.6 GFLOPS (1:32)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
47.31 TFLOPS (2:1)
15.21 TFLOPS (2:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
80
36 -55.0%
Tensor Cores
288
Power
TDP
335 W
185 W
TDP (W)
335
185 -44.8%
Suggested PSU
700 W
450 W
Power Connectors
2x 8-pin
1x 8-pin
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Turing
GPU Name
Navi 21
TU106
Generation
Navi II (RX 6000)
Mining GPUs
Process Size
7 nm
12 nm
Transistors
26,800 million
10,800 million
Die Size
520 mm²
445 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
51.5M / mm²
24.3M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
2.1
3.0
CUDA
7.5
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Triple-slot
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
229 mm 9 inches
Height
120 mm 4.7 inches
111 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.12x DisplayPort 1.4a
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 1.0 x4
Other
Launch Price
1,099 USD
699 USD
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Navi
Successor
Navi III
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