GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G vs SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.62 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.42 TFLOPS. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.

GPU The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 40 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 40 execution units.
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G	GPU	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Navi 22 XT	GPU Chip	Navi 22 XT
RDNA 2	Architecture	RDNA 2
40	Streaming Multiprocessors	40
2560	Shader	2560
64	Render Output Units	64
160	Texture Units	160
40	Raytracing Cores	40

Memory The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.
12 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
2.000 GHz	Memory Clock	2.000 GHz
16.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	16.0 Gbps
384 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit

Clock Speeds The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G has a turbo clock of 2.622 GHz+ 2 %. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.581 GHz.
2.321 GHz	Base Clock	2.321 GHz
2.622 GHz+ 2 %	Boost Clock	2.581 GHz
2.55 GHz+ 5 %	Avg (Game) Clock	2.42 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.
230 W	TDP	230 W
--	TDP (up)	--
100 °C	Tjunction max	100 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G are cooled with a Air cooling. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
3 x 80 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.3
2x HDMI v2.1	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v1.4a	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4a
--	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate)	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
GIGABYTE RGB Fusion	LED	Non addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	VP9	Decode / Encode

Dimensions The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G is 56 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 56 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
296 mm	Length	267 mm
114 mm	Height	110 mm
56 mm	Width	40 mm
3 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	--
PCIe 4.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G was released in Q1/2021. The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.
GV-R67XTAORUS E-12GD	Part-no	21306-01-20G
Q1/2021	Release date	Q1/2021
479 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	479 $ (Reference)
7 nm	Structure size	7 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G
2.321 GHz, 12 GB (230 W TDP)

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2.321 GHz, 12 GB (230 W TDP)

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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


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	6002
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	5955

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	6056
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	6008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	2205
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	2188

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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)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	41 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	50 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	75 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	74 fps (avg)

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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)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	47 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	85 fps (avg)
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	84 fps (avg)

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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


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	98497
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	96956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	110370
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	108643

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	153650
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	151246

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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)


	GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G 12 GB GDDR6	13.42
	SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6	13.21

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GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6700 XT ELITE 12G
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GPU comparison with benchmarks

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Thermal Design

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Supported Video Codecs

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