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SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC

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

The SAPPHIRE 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.

Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.83 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.83 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.16 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 156 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC.

SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Speed index
11/100
4/100
FP32
13.21 TFLOPS
5.16 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.58 GHz
1.83 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
230 W
120 W
Launch Price
479 $
219 $
334 pts
181 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU ChipNavi 22 XTTU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4022
Shader25601408
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units16088
Raytracing Cores40--
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The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 40 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Memory Size12 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Base Clock2.321 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock2.581 GHz1.830 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.42 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT has a turbo clock of 2.581 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC is 1.830 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
TDP230 W120 W
Tjunction max100 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE 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 Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
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 Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
Length267 mm168 mm
Height110 mm122 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XTPalit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2019
Launch Price479 $219 $
Structure size7 nm12 nm
Part-no21306-01-20GNE51660S18J9-165F
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT was released in Q1/2021.

The Palit GeForce GTX 1660 StormX OC published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT +140.4 %

  1. 5,955
  2. 2,477

Port Royal (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT +309.5 %

  1. 6,008
  2. 1,467

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) SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT +104.9 %

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. 41 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT +145.2 %

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT +157.1 %

  1. 144 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT +145.6 %

  1. 194 fps (avg)
  2. 79 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT +60.9 %

  1. 96,956
  2. 60,265

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 6700 XT +90.5 %

  1. 108,643
  2. 57,036

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 151,246
  2. no data

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