SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.58 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.
The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G has 2944 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.71 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 10.07 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 40 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 46 execution units. |
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| SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT | GPU | MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Navi 22 XT | GPU Chip | TU104 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Turing |
| 40 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 46 |
| 2560 | Shader | 2944 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 184 |
| 40 | Raytracing Cores | 46 |
MemoryThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 384 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT has a turbo clock of 2.581 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G is 1.710 GHz. |
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| 2.321 GHz | Base Clock | 1.515 GHz |
| 2.581 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.710 GHz |
| 2.42 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G 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 88 °C. |
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| 230 W | TDP | 245 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 285 W |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 88 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 34 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 45 dB |
ConnectivityThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | 1 |
FeaturesetThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Yes | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Addressable LED | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 314 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 120 mm |
| 50 mm | Width | 46 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1082 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT was released in Q1/2021. The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G published in Q3/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers. |
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| 11306-02-20G | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| 479 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 819 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 12 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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
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.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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12 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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Duke 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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