SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X Trio 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X Trio 12G, chip, information processing units.

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

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
  2 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  384 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X Trio 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.321 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.581 GHz 1.852 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.424 GHz 1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  230 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 180 W+ 6 %
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X Trio 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 32 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
  No Yes
• LED
  Addressable LED MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  260 mm 323 mm
• Height
  120 mm 140 mm
• Width
  50 mm 56 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1477 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X Trio 12G and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- 479 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  11306-02-20G --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet