GPU Comparison

AMD
RADEON

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

CORE STATE Navi 21
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2250 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE RDNA 2.0
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2020
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX A5000

CORE STATE GA102
VRAM 24 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1695 MHz
TDP 230 W
BUS WIDTH 384 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
4,079
3,783
geekbench_metal
177,021
N/A
geekbench_opencl
187,673
157,905
geekbench_vulkan
148,525
137,828
passmark_directx_10
167
153
passmark_directx_11
279
187
passmark_directx_12
113
87
passmark_directx_9
268
251
passmark_g2d
1,055
1,032
passmark_g3d
26,732
22,541
passmark_gpu_compute
14,547
12,455

Analysis: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5000

Throughout this graphics card comparison, the RX 6900 XT card from AMD shows its superiority convincingly. If you're rendering at high resolutions, the RX 6900 XT card from AMD reliably surpasses the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A5000 by notable percentages. This performance delta widens particularly greater at demanding settings. The GPU manages resource-hungry workloads with ease. Its architectural improvements are apparent.

The memory benefit of the RX 6900 XT card from AMD turns particularly important at demanding settings. 4K scenarios demands substantial graphics memory, and the RX 6900 XT card from AMD has more headroom. The leads into better performance in heavy games. Future games might increasingly consume extra memory. This benefit expands over releases.

the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A5000 isn't written off completely, however the benchmark gap against the RX 6900 XT card from AMD is challenging to deny. In cost-sensitive buyers, the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A5000 might yet offer a choice if its lesser MSRP compensates for the diminished capabilities. However, when pure gaming performance, the RX 6900 XT card from AMD represents the obvious champion. This assessment is obvious. Power chasers will lean toward the RX 6900 XT card from AMD.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RX 6900 XT
RTX A5000
Core Specs
Shading Units
5,120
8,192 +60.0%
Shaders
5,120
8,192 +60.0%
TMUs
320
256 -20.0%
ROPs
128
96 -25.0%
Compute Units
80
SM Count
64
Clocks
Base Clock
1825 MHz
1170 MHz
Boost Clock
2250 MHz
1695 MHz
Game Clock
2015 MHz
Memory Clock
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
16 GB
24 GB
VRAM (MB)
16,384
24,576 +50.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
256 bit
384 bit
Bandwidth
512.0 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB per Array
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
4 MB
6 MB
L3 Cache
128 MB
L0 Cache
32 KB per WGP
Performance
Pixel Rate
288.0 GPixel/s
162.7 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
720.0 GTexel/s
433.9 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
23.04 TFLOPS
27.77 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
1,440.0 GFLOPS (1:16)
433.9 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
46.08 TFLOPS (2:1)
27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
80
64 -20.0%
Tensor Cores
256
Power
TDP
300 W
230 W
TDP (W)
300
230 -23.3%
Suggested PSU
700 W
550 W
Power Connectors
2x 8-pin
1x 8-pin
Architecture
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Ampere
GPU Name
Navi 21
GA102
Generation
Navi II (RX 6000)
Workstation Ampere (Ax000)
Process Size
7 nm
8 nm
Transistors
26,800 million
28,300 million
Die Size
520 mm²
628 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
51.5M / mm²
45.1M / 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
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Triple-slot
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
120 mm 4.7 inches
112 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.12x DisplayPort 1.4a1x USB Type-C
4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
999 USD
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Navi
Quadro Turing
Successor
Navi III
Workstation Ada
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