MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X 12G vs AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X 12G and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 22 XT Navi 33 XT (RDNA 3)
• Shader
  2560 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  160 128

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

• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 18 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X 12G and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.321 GHz 1.900 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.622 GHz+ 2 % 2.600 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.514 GHz+ 4 % 2.400 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

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

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X 12G and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 --
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 --
• DP Ports
  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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light 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
  279 mm --
• Height
  131 mm --
• Width
  58 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots --
• Weight
  1179 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X 12G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 2023
• Structure size
  7 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet --