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ASUS Radeon VII vs SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT

ASUS Radeon VII
ASUS Radeon VII 16 GB HBM2 · 1.75 GHz · 300 W Speed index 11/100
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 260 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS Radeon VII and the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.7 % faster than the ASUS Radeon VII.

ASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Speed index
11/100
11/100
FP32
13.07 TFLOPS
13.42 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.75 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB HBM2
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
1,024 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
300 W
260 W
Launch Price
699 $
479 $

GPU

GPUASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Based onAMD Radeon VIIAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipVega 20 XTNavi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6040
Shader38402560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units240160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The ASUS Radeon VII is based on the AMD Radeon VII and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size16 GB12 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock1.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed2.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,024 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface4,096 bit192 bit
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The ASUS Radeon VII has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1024 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock1.400 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock1.750 GHz2.622 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.55 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Radeon VII clocks in the base with up to 1.400 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.321 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP300 W260 W
Tjunction max99 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Radeon VII is 300 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has a TDP of 260 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 75 mm2 x 100 mm
Fan 2--1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)32 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)52 dB--
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The ASUS Radeon VII has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Radeon VII.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDAddressable LED
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The ASUS Radeon VII supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length268 mm310 mm
Height120 mm131 mm
Width42 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Radeon VII is 268 mm long, 120 mm high and 42 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 310 mm long, 131 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Radeon VIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q1/2021
Launch Price699 $479 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no--11306-01-20G
Documents--data sheet
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The ASUS Radeon VII was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 699 $.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 479 $.

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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +37.9 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    4,353
  2. 6,002

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    no data
  2. 6,056

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    no data
  2. 2,205

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)

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    no data
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    no data
  2. 50 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    no data
  2. 75 fps (avg)

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) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +18.5 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    65 fps (avg)
  2. 77 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +25.9 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    116 fps (avg)
  2. 146 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +31.3 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    150 fps (avg)
  2. 197 fps (avg)

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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +11.5 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    88,364
  2. 98,497

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +20.6 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    91,547
  2. 110,370

Geekbench 6 - Metal SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +101.5 %

  1. ASUS Radeon VIIASUS Radeon VII16 GB HBM2
    76,267
  2. 153,650

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