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$549
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Base Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $999
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$179.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX Vega 56 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 1171 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX Vega 56.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 46% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX Vega 56 - 108 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 16 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Up to 67% cheaper than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $179.99 vs $549.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $2.43 vs $5.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 210 vs 300 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.08/FPS
47%
Price, $
$549
32%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
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Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
74
68%
Value, $/FPS
$2.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon Rx Vega 56 8GB 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMLBFX6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
45%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Navi II | Generation | Vega |
| $999 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
1825 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
2250 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6900 XT or Radeon RX Vega 56
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$22.83/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$33.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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93 FPS
$25.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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93 FPS
$38.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,599
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92 FPS
$72.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$6,688
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92 FPS
$34.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,159.99
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92 FPS
$31.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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