Detailed gaming tests of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 104.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 16Gb of memory, we can tell that the Radeon RX 6900 XT is good for modern most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Release date
December 08, 2020
Price
669 USD
Frequency
1825 MHz
Shaders
5120
TMUs
320
ROPs
128
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
300 W
Memory Size
16 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
Radeon RX 6900 XT power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the Radeon RX 6900 XT, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 300W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D configuration:
Valorant
Hitman 3
Roblox
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the Radeon RX 6900 XT is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and NVIDIA GeForce equivalent to the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
The closest Radeon RX 6900 XT rivals
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
347.6
GeForce RTX 4080 Ti
324.4
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
302
GeForce RTX 4080
301.3
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
280.881
Radeon RX 6950 XT
278
GeForce RTX 4070
278
Radeon RX 7900 XT
274.7
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
268
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
264
Radeon RX 6900 XT
247.6
GeForce RTX 3090
244
GeForce RTX 3080
241
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
239.4
Radeon RX 6800 XT
233.7
GeForce RTX 3080
230.1
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
230
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
211.5
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
211
Radeon RX 6800
195.4
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
185.3
The closest rivals of the Radeon RX 6900 XT are GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3090. We compared Radeon RX 6900 XT (247.6 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile 264 FPS, which 6.6% faster and GeForce RTX 3090 244 FPS, which is 1.5% slower. These numbers will further help you make the right decision.
How good is Radeon RX 6900 XT for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the Radeon RX 6900 XT testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Overwatch 2
2022
169.7
220.7
288.6
356.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
91.9
119.5
156.3
193.1
Homeworld 3
2022
86.6
112.6
147.3
181.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Starfield
2022
61.9
80.4
105.2
130.0
Elden ring
2022
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.1
Stray
2022
189.2
245.9
321.6
397.3
Saints Row
2022
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.7
Scorn
2022
69.0
89.6
117.2
144.8
Atomic Heart
2023
42.4
55.2
72.1
89.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
69.0
89.6
117.2
144.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
74.3
96.5
126.2
155.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
118.5
154.0
201.4
248.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
109.6
142.5
186.4
230.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.4
To understand how the Radeon RX 6900 XT behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy XV
2018
148.5
193.1
252.5
311.9
The Witcher 3
2015
156.7
203.6
266.3
329.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
52.9
68.7
89.9
111.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
150.5
195.6
255.8
316.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
111.4
144.8
189.4
233.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
175.7
228.5
298.8
369.1
Just Cause 4
2018
140.2
182.3
238.4
294.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
139.1
180.9
236.6
292.2
F1 22
2020
153.8
200.0
261.5
323.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
173.3
225.3
294.6
363.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
151.0
196.3
256.7
317.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
174.5
226.9
296.7
366.5
Halo Infinite
2021
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
111.4
144.8
189.4
233.9
Genshin Impact
2020
153.8
200.0
261.5
323.0
Project CARS 3
2020
81.3
105.7
138.3
170.8
Anthem
2019
120.1
156.1
204.1
252.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
142.5
185.3
242.3
299.3
Dishonored 2
2016
133.7
173.8
227.2
280.7
Hitman 2
2018
173.3
225.3
294.6
363.9
Far Cry 6
2021
132.6
172.4
225.4
278.5
The Division
2016
156.3
203.2
265.7
328.2
Death Stranding
2020
160.7
208.9
273.2
337.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
Borderlands 3
2019
112.1
145.7
190.6
235.4
GreedFall
2019
159.7
207.6
271.4
335.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
127.8
166.2
217.3
268.4
World War Z
2019
174.9
227.3
297.3
367.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
139.1
180.9
236.6
292.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Godfall
2020
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
F1 2021
2020
171.5
223.0
291.6
360.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
173.3
225.3
294.6
363.9
Metro Exodus
2019
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.8
Crysis 3
2013
173.6
225.7
295.2
364.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
171.5
223.0
291.6
360.2
Gears of War 5
2019
141.3
183.7
240.2
296.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
174.3
226.6
296.4
366.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
115.3
149.9
196.0
242.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
138.8
180.4
236.0
291.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
129.1
167.8
219.4
271.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
164.4
213.8
279.5
345.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
88.4
114.9
150.3
185.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
157.4
204.6
267.5
330.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.8
Hitman 3
2021
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
Radeon RX 6900 XT 16Gb with Ryzen 9 7900X3D gaming benchmark The performance results of the Radeon RX 6900 XT from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
278.8
362.5
474.0
585.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
366.7
476.7
623.4
770.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
208.8
271.5
355.0
438.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
222.1
288.7
377.5
466.3
Rocket League
2015
543.6
636.0
785.5
856.1
Doom
2016
277.9
361.3
472.5
583.7
Dawn of War III
2017
190.2
247.3
323.4
399.5
Battlefield V
2018
186.2
242.0
316.5
391.0
Titanfall 2
2016
191.0
248.2
324.6
401.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
181.6
236.1
308.7
381.3
Dota 2
2013
252.8
328.7
429.8
531.0
Valorant
2020
354.9
461.3
603.3
745.2
League of Legends
2009
524.2
613.3
757.4
825.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
194.1
252.4
330.0
407.7
Battlefield 1
2016
220.8
287.1
375.4
463.8
For Honor
2017
258.8
336.5
440.0
543.6
Fallout 76
2018
227.0
295.1
385.9
476.7
Roblox
2006
549.0
642.3
793.3
864.7
Strange Brigade
2018
227.6
295.8
386.8
477.9
Need For Speed
2015
209.3
272.1
355.9
439.6
Project CARS 2
2017
183.4
238.4
311.7
385.0
F1 2019
2019
182.1
236.7
309.6
382.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
215.9
280.6
367.0
453.4
Hitman
2016
176.8
229.9
300.6
371.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
226.3
294.2
384.7
475.3
Destiny 2
2017
244.5
317.9
415.7
513.5
Battlefield 4
2013
245.9
319.7
418.1
516.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
201.6
262.0
342.7
423.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
465.9
545.1
673.3
733.8
Apex Legends
2019
186.2
242.0
316.5
391.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
175.7
228.5
298.8
369.1
Minecraft
2011
413.7
484.1
597.8
868.8
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
