SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G
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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.30 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.67 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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units. |
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| SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| Navi 22 XT | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 40 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 2560 | Shader | 1024 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 40 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 384 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT has a turbo clock of 2.581 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G is 1.304 GHz. |
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| 2.321 GHz | Base Clock | 1.241 GHz |
| 2.581 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.304 GHz |
| 2.42 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.25 GHz |
| 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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 230 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G 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 v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
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 | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 260 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 139 mm |
| 50 mm | Width | 36 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 812 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT was released in Q1/2021. The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2G published in Q1/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| 11306-02-20G | Part-no | V320-004R |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q1/2015 |
| 479 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 28 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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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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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2560x1440 (1440p)
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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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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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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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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 GTX 960 Gaming 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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