GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT EAGLE OC 12G vs SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT EAGLE OC 12G and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 22 XT Navi 24
• Execution units
  40 16
• Shader
  2560 1024
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Texture Units
  160 64

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

• Memory Size
  12 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 2.25 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  384 GB/s 144 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 64 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT EAGLE OC 12G and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.321 GHz 2.200 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.620 GHz+ 2 % 2.825 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.474 GHz+ 2 % 2.685 GHz+ 3 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  230 W 130 W+ 21 %
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT EAGLE OC 12G and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode No

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

• Length
  282 mm 194 mm
• Height
  113 mm 107 mm
• Width
  40 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT EAGLE OC 12G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 4
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q1/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  GV-R67XTEAGLE OC-12GD 11314-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet