ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB and the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and has 2560 texture shaders and 40 execution units. MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units. |
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| ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| Navi 22 XT | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 40 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 2560 | Shader | 1024 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 40 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 384 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 384 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB clocks in the base with up to 2.321 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is 1.127 GHz. |
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| 2.321 GHz | Base Clock | 1.127 GHz |
| 2.581 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| 2.42 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is 230 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 230 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB has a total of 2 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB is 267 mm long, 110 mm high and 40 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is 242 mm long, 111 mm high and 35 mm wide. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 242 mm |
| 110 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 35 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 586 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 479 $ (Reference). The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 199 $. |
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| RX6700XT 12G | Part-no | V320-001R |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q1/2015 |
| 479 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 199 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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