ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Edition vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Edition and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 KXTX AD104-250 / AD104-251 (Ada Lovelace)
• Shader
  5120 5888
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Texture Units
  320 184

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X
• Memory Clock
  2.250 GHz 1.313 GHz
• Memory Speed
  18 Gbps 21 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Edition and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.925 GHz 1.920 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.565 GHz+ 10 % 2.640 GHz+ 7 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.343 GHz+ 11 % --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  335 W 200 W (Reference)
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 1 x 16-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Edition and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition.

• Fan-Type
  Radial / Axial (Radiator) Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  2 x 120 mm --
• Cooler-Type
  AIO water cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x 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
  ASUS Aura Sync ASUS Aura Sync

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  277 mm 338 mm
• Height
  131 mm 150 mm
• Width
  44 mm 63 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC Edition and ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q2/2023
• Structure size
  7 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet