MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC vs PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Navi 22 XT
• Execution units
  28 40
• Shader
  3584 2560
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 160

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

• Memory Size
  12 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 384 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 2.321 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.807 GHz+ 2 % 2.581 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz 2.424 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 230 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  35 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x 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
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting Non addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  235 mm 267 mm
• Height
  124 mm 110 mm
• Width
  42 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  675 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q1/2021
• Release price
  399 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- AXRX 6700XT 12GBD6-M3DH
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet