MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G and the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units. ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 LHR, which has 5888 shaders and 46 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G | GPU | ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR |
| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 LHR |
| Navi 24 XT | GPU Chip | GA104-302-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Ampere |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 46 |
| 1024 | Shader | 5888 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 184 |
| 16 | Raytracing Cores | 46 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s. The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.250 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 18.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 144 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 64 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G clocks in the base with up to 2.200 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR is 1.500 GHz. |
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| 2.200 GHz | Base Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 2.815 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.755 GHz |
| 2.61 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.73 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G is 107 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR has a TDP of 220 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 107 W | TDP | 220 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 120 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 2 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G. The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 2 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.1 |
| 1x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Yes | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | 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 | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G is 172 mm long, 112 mm high and 42 mm wide. The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR is 310 mm long, 147 mm high and 88 mm wide. |
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| 172 mm | Length | 310 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 147 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 88 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 5 PCIe-Slots |
| 452 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 4 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR was introduced in Q4/2021 at a price of 499 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q4/2021 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 499 $ (Reference) |
| 6 nm | Structure size | 8 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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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 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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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 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.
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 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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MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G
4 GB GDDR6 |
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition LHR
8 GB GDDR6 |
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