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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.51 GHz · 280 W Speed index 9/100

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

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

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (RDNA 2) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is 22 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Speed index
9/100
11/100
FP32
10.83 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.51 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
280 W
230 W
Launch Price
399 $
479 $

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Based onAMD RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipVega 10 XLNavi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors5640
Shader35842560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units256160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 has the Vega 10 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 5 architecture.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is based on the graphics chip Navi 22 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Memory Size8 GB12 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock0.800 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit192 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 clocks at 0.800 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 1.6 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Base Clock1.208 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock1.512 GHz2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
TDP280 W230 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 280 W.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 230 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Max. Displays44
HDCP--2.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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With the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
Length282 mm267 mm
Height125 mm110 mm
Width50 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q1/2021
Launch Price399 $479 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-no11276-01-40GGV-R67XT-12GD-B
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2017.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G came on the market in Q1/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +97.9 %

  1. 3,009
  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) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +72.7 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +75.6 %

  1. 82 fps (avg)
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +68.7 %

  1. 115 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +55.9 %

  1. 62,205
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +65.7 %

  1. 65,549
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G +104.6 %

  1. 73,911
  2. 151,246

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