AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 Navi 33 XT (RDNA 3)
• Shader
  5120 2048
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Texture Units
  320 128

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 18 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.825 GHz 1.900 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.250 GHz 2.600 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.015 GHz 2.400 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  300 W 200 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin --

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  40 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 --
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 --
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a --
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  1 --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  Non addressable LED No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  267 mm --
• Height
  120 mm --
• Width
  -- --
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots --
• Weight
  1492 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 2023
• Structure size
  7 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  102-D412 --
• Documents
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