In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming 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 38 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming.
The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and has 2560 texture shaders and 40 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
Memory
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size
8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
384 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 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 Speeds
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock
1.630 GHz
2.321 GHz
Boost Clock
1.905 GHz
2.622 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.78 GHz
2.55 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming clocks in the base with up to 1.630 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.321 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP
225 W
260 W
TDP (up)
335 W
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Tjunction max
99 °C
100 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming is 225 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 & Fans
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-Type
MSI TORX FAN 3.0 (Axial)
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
2 x 100 mm
Fan 2
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1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
45 dB
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming has a total of 2 MSI TORX FAN 3.0 (Axial) fans.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
3x 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 MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
MSI Mystic Light
Addressable LED
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming 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 Codecs
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
Dimensions
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length
297 mm
310 mm
Height
140 mm
131 mm
Width
58 mm
51 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
3 Slots
Weight
1,406 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming is 297 mm long, 140 mm high and 58 mm wide.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 310 mm long, 131 mm high and 51 mm wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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.
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.
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.
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