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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU vs AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.23 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU has 896 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.23 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 2.20 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100

The AMD 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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is 500 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Speed index
2/100
11/100
FP32
2.20 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.23 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
90 W
230 W
Launch Price
99 $
479 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 560 (14 CU)AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipPolaris 21 XLNavi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors1440
Shader8962560
Render Output Units1664
Texture Units56160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 14 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 40 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size2 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.500 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed6.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.500 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock1.090 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock1.226 GHz2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU has a turbo clock of 1.226 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.581 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP90 W230 W
Tjunction max97 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU has 1 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C.

The AMD 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length210 mm--
Height112 mm--
Width36 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU is 36 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is 36 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CUAMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q1/2021
Launch Price99 $479 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-no11267-19--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 560 2G G5 14CU was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +685.6 %

  1. 758
  2. 5,955

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 6,008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  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)

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  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 74 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) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +590.9 %

  1. 11 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +336.4 %

  1. 33 fps (avg)
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +361.9 %

  1. 42 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 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +377.8 %

  1. 20,294
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +459.7 %

  1. 19,410
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT +657.6 %

  1. 19,963
  2. 151,246

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