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When you sample at higher rates with the 5922 your dynamic range decreases. This decrease in vertical resolution introduces more quantization error which in turn causes the signal to spread in the frequency domain. This skirting shows up as more power in the noise floor. So, essentially, it is the decrease of resolution that causes the noise floor to increase.
This document is a good reference on how the 5922 works.