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SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT
SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 240 W Speed index 30/100

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT has 3456 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.58 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 35.72 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.25 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 20.74 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT is 72 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
30/100
17/100
FP32
35.72 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.58 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
432 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
240 W
300 W
Launch Price
449 $
799 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipNavi 32 XLNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors5472
Shader34564608
Render Output Units96128
Texture Units216288
Raytracing Cores5472
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 3 architecture, which has 54 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 72 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.250 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth432 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.250 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.900 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock2.584 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.23 GHz2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT has a turbo clock of 2.584 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2.250 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP240 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 W
Tjunction max97 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 2.12x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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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 PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length320 mm270 mm
Height129 mm120 mm
Width53 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,503 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT is 53 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 53 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2023Q4/2020
Launch Price449 $799 $
Structure size5 nm7 nm
Part-no11335-03-20G--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT was released in Q3/2023.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT published in Q4/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +16.2 %

  1. 7,928
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +3.6 %

  1. 9,129
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +9.7 %

  1. 3,214
  2. 3,527

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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +96.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT +1.5 %

  1. 69 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT +2.0 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 102 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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +6.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT +6.3 %

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 7700 XT +6.3 %

  1. 119 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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)

  1. no data
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +22.3 %

  1. 127,071
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +14.3 %

  1. 135,944
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 195,225

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