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    Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

    Radeon RX 6700 XT
    Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    Radeon RX 6700 XT
    Radeon RX 5700 XT
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 7 Jul 2019
    Radeon RX 5700 XT

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      127%
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6700 XT

    27% higher gaming performance.
    75 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 5700 XT .
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5700 XT

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Radeon RX 6700 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6700 XT

    The Radeon RX 6700 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (48 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6700 XTRadeon RX 5700 XT
    GPU NameNavi 22 (Navi 22 XT)vsNavi 10 (Navi 10 XT)
    Fab Process7 nmvs7 nm
    Die Size0 mm²vs254 mm²
    Transistorsunknownvsunknown
    Shaders2560vs2560
    Compute Units40vs40
    Core clock1489 MHzvs1605 MHz
    ROPs64vs64
    TMUs192vs256

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6700 XTRadeon RX 5700 XT
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size12288 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6700 XTRadeon RX 5700 XT
    TDP150 wattsvs225 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvs7 Jul 2019

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      128.00 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      112.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      384.00 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      449.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      384.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      448.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      10240.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      8980.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      124
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      167
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      146

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      198
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      162

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      209
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      169

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      76
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      114
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      119
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      223
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      176

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      95
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      47
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      87
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      165
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      146

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      167
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      230
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      148

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      149
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      88
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      86
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      133
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      109

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      146
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      152
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      49
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      90
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      113
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      149
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      74
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      44
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      71
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      132
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      110
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      165
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      106
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      66
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      49
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      76
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      84
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      95
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      24
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      52
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      71
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      77
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      44
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      24
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      44
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      65
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      56
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      90
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      58
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      38
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

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