SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB vs AMD Radeon RX 6700. Specifications

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB and AMD Radeon RX 6700, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT AMD Radeon RX 6700
• Board Manufacturer
  Sapphire -
• Board Model
  SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB -
• Board SKU
  11348-03-20G -
• GPU Chip
  Radeon RX 9070 XT -
• Compute Units
  - 36
• Execution Units
  - 36
• Ray Accelerators
  - 36
• Render Output Units
  - 64
• Shader
  - 2304

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bus
  256 bit 160 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  20 Gbps 16 / 14 Gbps
• Memory Size
  16 GB 10 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 80 MB
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 320 GB/s

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Boost Clock
  Up to 2970 MHz 2450 MHz
• Game Clock
  Up to 2400 MHz 2174 MHz
• Base Clock
  - 1941 MHz

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• System Power Supply
  750 W (PSU recommendation) 600 W (System power requirement)
• Typical Board Power
  304 W 175 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB and AMD Radeon RX 6700.

• Cooling
  Tri-X Cooling -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 2.1a -
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI -
• PCIe Interface
  PCI Express 5.0 x16 -
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-pin 1x8-Pin
• DisplayPort Version
  - 1.4a
• HDMI Version
  - 4K120Hz/8K60Hz VRR as specified in HDMI 2.1

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6700 and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB.

• Official source
  https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16g-gddr6 https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/6000-series/amd-radeon-rx-6700.html
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30
• Release date
  - 2021-06-09