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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G

What's the best choice SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT or Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has a maximum frequency of 2.321 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has a maximum frequency of 1.770 GHz+ 10 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    823 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    2.321 GHz left arrow 1.770 GHz+ 10 %
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    12 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    883 place
  • Battlefield 5
    740 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    755 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    950 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1149 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    975 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    807 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 22 XT left arrow Navi 10 XT
  • Execution units
    40 left arrow 40
  • Shader
    2560 left arrow 2560
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    160 left arrow 160
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    12 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    384 GB/s left arrow 448 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    192 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    2.321 GHz left arrow 1.770 GHz+ 10 %
  • Boost Clock
    2.622 GHz+ 2 % left arrow 2.010 GHz+ 6 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.548 GHz+ 5 % left arrow 1.905 GHz+ 9 %
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    260 W+ 13 % left arrow 265 W+ 18 %
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow 335 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow 89 °C
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow 2 x 95 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    1 x 90 mm left arrow 1 x 87 mm
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow 44 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4a left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    Addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    310 mm left arrow 305 mm
  • Height
    131 mm left arrow 135 mm
  • Width
    51 mm left arrow 49 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Release price
    -- left arrow 449 $
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    11306-01-20G left arrow --
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

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