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Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Radeon RX 6900 XT is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 6% to 74%, including 25% in 3DMark Time Spy (17,564 vs 13,997). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 generates 73.7 tokens/s (per Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com)) against 42.4 for the Radeon RX 6900 XT (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 6900 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. Both released in 2020. MSRP range: $999 · $499. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRadeon RX 6900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
vram gb 168
vram type —GDDR6
tdp w —220
cuda cores —5888

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, KitGuru, DigiStatement, Guru3D, 3DMark, HWBOT, VideoCardz, TopCPU.net, UL Benchmarks, NanoReview and Legit Reviews; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRadeon RX 6900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck		 40,894 pts—
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, DigiStatement		 —17,115 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: Guru3D, Notebookcheck, 3DMark		 15,204 points8,749 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, HWBOT, DigiStatement, Notebookcheck, 3DMark, VideoCardz		 11,583 points8,324 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, HWBOT, TopCPU.net		 4,389 points3,421 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks		 4,060 points3,181 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) graphics score (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —3,182 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Graphics (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks		 —3,180 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 20,093 points—
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, KitGuru, Legit Reviews, DigiStatement, Notebookcheck, 3DMark, VideoCardz		 17,564 pts13,997 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: KitGuru, DigiStatement		 —6,907 points
3DMark Time Spy Graphics Score (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 18,486 points—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Radeon RX 6900 XT

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Radeon RX 6900 XT or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070?

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 6% to 74%, including 25% in 3DMark Time Spy (17,564 vs 13,997).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 generates 73.7 tokens/s (per Patrick Hughes (bmdpat.com)) against 42.4 for the Radeon RX 6900 XT (per LocalScore (Mozilla Builders)), best community run on file for each.

What did the Radeon RX 6900 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 cost at launch?

The Radeon RX 6900 XT launched at a $999 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 at $499. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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