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Sapphire Radeon VII vs Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)

Sapphire Radeon VII
Sapphire Radeon VII 16 GB HBM2 · 1.75 GHz · 300 W Speed index 11/100

The Sapphire Radeon VII is based on the AMD Radeon VII (GCN 5.1) and has 16 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1024 GB/s.

Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Radeon VII is 75 % faster than the Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C).

Sapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Speed index
11/100
6/100
FP32
13.07 TFLOPS
7.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.75 GHz
1.62 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB HBM2
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
1,024 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
300 W
175 W
Launch Price
699 $
499 $

GPU

GPUSapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Based onAMD Radeon VIINVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GPU ChipVega 20 XTTU106
Streaming Multiprocessors6036
Shader38402304
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units240144
Raytracing Cores--36
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The Sapphire Radeon VII has the Vega 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 5.1 architecture.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock1.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed2.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,024 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface4,096 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon VII clocks at 1.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 2.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Base Clock1.400 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock1.750 GHz1.620 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 Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
TDP300 W175 W
Tjunction max99 °C89 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Radeon VII is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) 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 175 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 75 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)32 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)52 dB--
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The Sapphire Radeon VII is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Radeon VII.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire Radeon VII it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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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 Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Length268 mm292 mm
Height120 mm112 mm
Width42 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,280 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Radeon VII is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Radeon VIIPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q4/2018
Launch Price699 $499 $
Structure size7 nm12 nm
Part-no21291-01-40GNE62070020P2-1060A
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Radeon VII has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2019.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 12 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 Sapphire Radeon VII +0.4 %

  1. 4,353
  2. 4,337

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,327

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,873

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. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 54 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 VII +20.4 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Radeon VII +22.1 %

  1. 116 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Radeon VII +13.6 %

  1. 150 fps (avg)
  2. 132 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) +2.0 %

  1. 88,364
  2. 90,143

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Radeon VII +6.3 %

  1. 91,547
  2. 86,141

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 76,267
  2. no data

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