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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

AMD Radeon HD 7970

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

409%
409%

AMD Radeon HD 7970

28%
28%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is approximately 381% faster

Technical Specifications

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Graphics ProcessorDifferent
Navi 22
Tahiti
CoresDifferent
2560
2048
TMUsDifferent
160
128
ROPsDifferent
64
32
Memory SizeDifferent
12 GB
3 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Bus WidthDifferent
192 bit
384 bit

Graphics Processor

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
GPU NameDifferent
Navi 22
Tahiti
GPU VariantDifferent
Navi 22 XT(215-127000006)
Tahiti XT(215-0821060)
ArchitectureDifferent
RDNA 2.0
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Process SizeDifferent
7 nm
28 nm
TransistorsDifferent
17,200 million
4,313 million
DensityDifferent
51.3M / mm²
12.3M / mm²
Die SizeDifferent
335 mm²
352 mm²
Chip PackageDifferent
BGA-1701
N/A

Graphics Card

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Release DateDifferent
Mar 3rd, 2021
Jan 9th, 2012
AvailabilityDifferent
Mar 18th, 2021
N/A
GenerationDifferent
Navi II(RX 6000)
Southern Islands(HD 7900)
PredecessorDifferent
Navi
Northern Islands
SuccessorDifferent
Navi III
Sea Islands
ProductionDifferent
Active
End-of-life
Launch PriceDifferent
479 USD
549 USD
Current PriceDifferent
Amazon/Newegg
N/A
Bus InterfaceDifferent
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
ReviewsDifferent
58 in our database
191 in our database
AnnouncedDifferent
N/A
Dec 22nd, 2011

Clock Speeds

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Base ClockDifferent
2321 MHz
N/A
Game ClockDifferent
2424 MHz
N/A
Boost ClockDifferent
2581 MHz
N/A
Memory ClockDifferent
2000 MHz16 Gbps effective
1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective
GPU ClockDifferent
N/A
925 MHz

Memory

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Memory SizeDifferent
12 GB
3 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory BusDifferent
192 bit
384 bit
BandwidthDifferent
384.0 GB/s
264.0 GB/s

Render Config

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Shading UnitsDifferent
2560
2048
TMUsDifferent
160
128
ROPsDifferent
64
32
Compute UnitsDifferent
40
32
RT CoresDifferent
40
N/A
L0 CacheDifferent
32 KB per WGP
N/A
L1 CacheDifferent
128 KB per Array
16 KB (per CU)
L2 CacheDifferent
3 MB
768 KB
L3 CacheDifferent
96 MB
N/A

Theoretical Performance

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Pixel RateDifferent
165.2 GPixel/s
29.60 GPixel/s
Texture RateDifferent
413.0 GTexel/s
118.4 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)Different
26.43 TFLOPS (2:1)
N/A
FP32 (float)Different
13.21 TFLOPS
3.789 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)Different
825.9 GFLOPS (1:16)
947.2 GFLOPS (1:4)

Board Design

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
LengthDifferent
267 mm10.5 inches
275 mm10.8 inches
HeightDifferent
110 mm4.3 inches
111 mm4.4 inches
WidthDifferent
40 mm1.6 inches
38 mm1.5 inches
TDPDifferent
230 W
250 W
Suggested PSUDifferent
550 W
600 W
OutputsDifferent
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Board NumberDifferent
109-D512A7-00_02
109-C38637-00

Graphics Features

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon HD 7970
DirectXDifferent
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCLDifferent
2.1
2.1 (1.2)
VulkanDifferent
1.3
1.2.170
Shader ModelDifferent
6.8
6.5 (5.1)

Comparison Summary

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Detailed Features

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 6800 Performance120%

Radeon RX 6800 is 20% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB Performance118%

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 18% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 3070

GeForce RTX 3070 Performance116%

GeForce RTX 3070 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Performance115%

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is 15% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Performance115%

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is 15% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 5060

GeForce RTX 5060 Performance113%

GeForce RTX 5060 is 13% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition

Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Performance113%

Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is 13% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 590

GeForce GTX 590 Performance113%

GeForce GTX 590 is 13% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R9 280X

Radeon R9 280X Performance111%

Radeon R9 280X is 11% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon HD 6990

Radeon HD 6990 Performance109%

Radeon HD 6990 is 9% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Performance103%

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 3% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 680

GeForce GTX 680 Performance101%

GeForce GTX 680 is 1% faster than AMD Radeon HD 7970

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