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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower

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

The 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.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower 11 GB GDDR5X · 1.58 GHz · 250 W Speed index 9/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 11.34 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 16 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Speed index
11/100
9/100
FP32
13.21 TFLOPS
11.34 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.58 GHz
1.58 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
11 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
484 GB/s
TDP
230 W
250 W
Launch Price
479 $
699 $
326 pts
286 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GPU ChipNavi 22 XTGP102-350-K1-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4028
Shader25603584
Render Output Units6488
Texture Units160224
Raytracing Cores40--
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The 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Memory Size12 GB11 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5X
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.376 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps11.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s484 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit352 bit
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The 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower has a 11 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.376GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Base Clock2.321 GHz1.480 GHz
Boost Clock2.581 GHz1.582 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.42 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT has a turbo clock of 2.581 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower is 1.582 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
TDP230 W250 W
Tjunction max100 °C91 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower 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 91 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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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 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
Length260 mm267 mm
Height120 mm112 mm
Width50 mm35 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2017
Launch Price479 $699 $
Structure size7 nm16 nm
Part-no11306-02-20GZT-P10810A-10P
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT was released in Q1/2021.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Blower published in Q1/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +33.3 %

  1. 5,955
  2. 4,469

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 6,008
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,188
  2. no data

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)

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 49 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 74 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +35.7 %

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +38.5 %

  1. 144 fps (avg)
  2. 104 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +32.9 %

  1. 194 fps (avg)
  2. 146 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 PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +56.8 %

  1. 96,956
  2. 61,847

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +29.0 %

  1. 108,643
  2. 84,246

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 151,246
  2. no data

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