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XFX Radeon RX 5700 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT

XFX Radeon RX 5700
XFX Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.73 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100
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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 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 6700 XT is 66 % faster than the XFX Radeon RX 5700.

XFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Speed index
7/100
11/100
FP32
7.95 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.73 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
180 W
230 W
Launch Price
329 $
479 $

GPU

GPUXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 5700AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 10Navi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3640
Shader23042560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units144160
Raytracing Cores--40
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 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

MemoryXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size8 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 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 SpeedsXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock1.465 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock1.725 GHz2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.63 GHz2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 clocks in the base with up to 1.465 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.321 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP180 W230 W
TDP (up)220 W--
Tjunction max98 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the XFX Radeon RX 5700 is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 & FansXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 80 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)46-47 dB--
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 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 CodecsXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length267 mm260 mm
Height111 mm120 mm
Width40 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Radeon RX 5700SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q1/2021
Launch Price329 $479 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-noRX-57XL8MFG611306-02-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 329 $.

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 6700 XT +57.3 %

  1. 3,786
  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) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +110.5 %

  1. 19 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +63.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +54.2 %

  1. 48 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.

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +43.8 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +35.5 %

  1. 62 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 6700 XT +52.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +50.0 %

  1. 96 fps (avg)
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +43.7 %

  1. 135 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 6700 XT +43.6 %

  1. 67,528
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +74.2 %

  1. 62,369
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT +87.4 %

  1. 80,712
  2. 151,246

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