GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 6950 XT comes out noticeably faster — about 14% ahead of the GeForce RTX 4070. But the GeForce RTX 4070 is the better value, undercutting it by $556 EUR for the performance you get.
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Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 4070: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 4070
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is noticeably faster, around 14% ahead of the GeForce RTX 4070. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6950 XT is comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, while the GeForce RTX 4070 is better matched to 1440p.
Price & Value
The GeForce RTX 4070 currently lists from $990 EUR, $556 EUR less than the Radeon RX 6950 XT at $1,546 EUR. Despite being slower, the GeForce RTX 4070 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~38% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 4070 still sits about $390 EUR above its $600 EUR MSRP. The Radeon RX 6950 XT still sits about $447 EUR above its $1,099 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 200W against 335W, the GeForce RTX 4070 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Ada Lovelace architecture on a TSMC N4 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 6950 XT carries 16GB versus 12GB on the GeForce RTX 4070. The extra 4GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 4070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 6950 XT offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 4070 or Radeon RX 6950 XT?
Choose the Radeon RX 6950 XT if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the GeForce RTX 4070 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.