The Radeon RX 6950 XT performs 6.5 percent better than the RTX 3090 Ti in the benchmark.
current Leaks According to AMD’s upgraded RX 6000 graphics cards, they should be available next week, specifically am 10. May 2022, appear. The new flagship is then the Radeon RX 6950 XT. The RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT models will also be available.
The colleagues from Wccftech apparently even received some test samples of the new Radeons from the RX 6000 series. Because they are so friendly and sometimes share surprising benchmarks with us. Accordingly, the RX 6950 XT is not just a small upgrade compared to the RX 6900 XT. On the contrary: the performance leap in 3DMark Time Spy is really big.
And Nvidia’s new top model, the RTX 3090 Ti, which surprised us in the test with more power than we expected, is left behind relatively well.
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RX 6950 XT: In 3DMark Time Spy 13 Prozent vor RX 6900 XT
According to Wccftech’s benchmarks, the RX 6950 XT delivers a whopping 22,209 points as a reference design in 3DMark Time Spy. That’s around 6.5 percent more than the RTX 3090 Ti, which scores 20,855 points. Compared to AMD’s previous flagship in the form of the RX 6900 XT (19,690 points), this is even an increase of almost 13 percent.
However, 3DMark Time Spy measures the performance in WQHD/QHD resolution, i.e. in 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. 4K performance, on the other hand, is captured by 3DMark Time Spy Extreme. Wccftech also delivers benchmark results here, but without comparison to other models.
The RX 6950 XT scored 10,743 points (graphics score) in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme. The value is quite remarkable, but cannot really be classified meaningfully without a reference point.
How realistic is 13 percent more performance in games?
3DMark Time Spy is a synthetic benchmark. However, it is questionable whether we will see a similar increase in performance in games. Especially since the RX 6950 XT itself only gets minor upgrades compared to the RX 6900 XT: The video memory brings it to 18.0 Gbps instead of 16.0 Gbps. In addition, the clock speed is slightly higher. The specs in an overview and in comparison:
| model | Nuclear | clock rate | Storage | TGP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RX 6950 XT | 5.120 | 2.100/2.310 MHz | 16 GB GDDR6 @18 Gbps | 335 Watt |
| RX 6900 XT | 5.120 | 2.015/2.250 MHz | 16 GB GDDR6 @16 Gbps | 300 Watt |
While the benchmark results are impressive, we advise caution when enjoying them. In view of the manageable upgrades, we consider it rather unlikely that the RX 6950 XT is actually 13 percent ahead of the RX 6900 XT in games.
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It is conceivable that 3DMark Time Spy responds particularly well to higher clock rates and faster VRAM, which is why the values are so high. Ultimately, however, this can only be clarified by practical gaming benchmarks. So we are excited!
We are at least as excited about AMD’s upcoming generation of graphics cards in the form of Radeon RX 7000, which this time will appear in a different order than was the case with previous generations:
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What do you all mean? Are Wccftech’s benchmark results for the Radeon RX 6950 XT credible? And do you expect the new AMD flagship to perform similarly well in games, although the upgrades compared to the RX 6900 XT are actually limited? Write it to us in the comments!
