GPU comparison with benchmarks

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 260 W Speed index 11/100
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT and the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G, 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 1.6 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Speed index
11/100
11/100
FP32
13.42 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.62 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
260 W
230 W
Launch Price
479 $
479 $
364 pts
364 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 22 XTNavi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors4040
Shader25602560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units160160
Raytracing Cores4040
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and has 2560 texture shaders and 40 execution units.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Memory Size12 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Base Clock2.321 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock2.622 GHz+2 %2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.55 GHz2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT clocks in the base with up to 2.321 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is 2.321 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
TDP260 W230 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 260 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G has a TDP of 230 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 90 mm
Fan 21 x 90 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x 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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNon addressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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

DimensionsSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Length310 mm267 mm
Height131 mm110 mm
Width51 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 310 mm long, 131 mm high and 51 mm wide.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is 267 mm long, 110 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XTGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2021
Launch Price479 $479 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no11306-01-20GGV-R67XT-12GD-B
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 479 $.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G 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 +0.8 %

  1. 6,002
  2. 5,955

Port Royal (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +0.8 %

  1. 6,056
  2. 6,008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +0.8 %

  1. 2,205
  2. 2,188

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) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +2.5 %

  1. 41 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +2.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +1.4 %

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. 74 fps (avg)

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) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +2.2 %

  1. 47 fps (avg)
  2. 46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +1.2 %

  1. 85 fps (avg)
  2. 84 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 +1.3 %

  1. 77 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +1.4 %

  1. 146 fps (avg)
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +1.5 %

  1. 197 fps (avg)
  2. 194 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 +1.6 %

  1. 98,497
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +1.6 %

  1. 110,370
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT +1.6 %

  1. 153,650
  2. 151,246

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