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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.17 GHz · 250 W Speed index 14/100
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is 26 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Speed index
14/100
11/100
FP32
16.67 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.17 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
250 W
230 W
Launch Price
679 $
479 $
433 pts
315 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6040
Shader38402560
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units240160
Raytracing Cores6040
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size16 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock1.800 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock2.170 GHz2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.95 GHz2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 clocks in the base with up to 1.800 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.321 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP250 W230 W
TDP (up)285 W--
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length303 mm260 mm
Height127 mm120 mm
Width54 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is 303 mm long, 127 mm high and 54 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 260 mm long, 120 mm high and 50 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2021
Launch Price679 $479 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no11305-02-20G11306-02-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 679 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +30.8 %

  1. 7,790
  2. 5,955

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +33.0 %

  1. 7,989
  2. 6,008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +36.0 %

  1. 2,976
  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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +32.5 %

  1. 53 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +24.5 %

  1. 61 fps (avg)
  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +21.6 %

  1. 90 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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +34.8 %

  1. 62 fps (avg)
  2. 46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +27.4 %

  1. 107 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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +23.7 %

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +27.8 %

  1. 184 fps (avg)
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +3.6 %

  1. 201 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 Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +34.4 %

  1. 130,271
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +21.9 %

  1. 132,452
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 +12.8 %

  1. 170,563
  2. 151,246

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