Reviews and tests of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT: pros, cons, features and comparisons with NVIDIA video cards

Today, AMD lifted the embargo on publishing reviews of the new AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT video card, and the first materials immediately appeared online. Considering that there is already a shortage of inexpensive performance cards on the market, the new model looks interesting, because it is positioned as a replacement for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070. In this article, we will analyze whether the new product is worth the money and hype, and at the same time find out why it is superior or, conversely, inferior to “green” solutions.

Specifications

The new card is based on the Navi 22 GPU with RDNA 2 architecture. It is made on a 7 nm process technology and is a level lower than the Navi 21, which is used in the top-end Radeon RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT cards.

The GPU clock starts at 2,321 MHz and goes up to over 2,500 MHz. So there is room for overclocking. Overall, the card is designed for comfortable gaming at 1440p resolution, even at the base frequency.


Also, the graphics accelerator uses a 192-bit bus to connect the GPU with video memory, and the volume of the GDDR6 buffer itself is an impressive 12 GB. At the same time, the card supports Smart Access Memory technology, which allows the central processor to use the entire amount of memory on the card, which increases performance by another 10-15%, depending on the game. This works on motherboards with AMD 400 chipsets, as well as Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 5000 processors.

The power consumption of the cards is expected to be about 230 W at base frequency. However, it is better to have a more powerful power supply - at least 550-600 watts.

FPS in games

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
(2020) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 2041920×1080 / Medium / 1691920×1080 / High / 1441920×1080 / Ultra / 1252560×1440 / Ultra / 1092560×1440 / Ultra / 1093840×2160 / Ultra / 483840×2160 / Ultra / 48

Death Stranding
(2020) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

1280×720 / Low / 2401920×1080 / Medium / 1961920×1080 / High / 1781920×1080 / Ultra / 1732560×1440 / Ultra / 1253840×2160 / Ultra / 69

Cyberpunk 2077
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 1791920×1080 / Medium / 1091920×1080 / High / 911920×1080 / Ultra / 792560×1440 / Ultra / 522560×1440 / Ultra / 523840×2160 / Ultra / 243840×2160 / Ultra / 24

Metro Exodus
(2019) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 2671920×1080 / Medium / 1521920×1080 / High / 1071920×1080 / Ultra / 85.32560×1440 / High / 692560×1440 / Ultra / 68.83840×2160 / High / 423840×2160 / Ultra / 42.3

Grand Theft Auto V
(2015) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

1024×768 / Low / 1861366×768 / Medium / 1841920×1080 / High / 1791920×1080 / Ultra / 1152560×1440 / Ultra / 96.83840×2160 / Ultra / 96.5

The Witcher 3
(2015) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile.

1024×768 / Low / 5391366×768 / Medium / 3631920×1080 / High / 1741920×1080 / Ultra / 1173840×2160 / High / 633840×2160 / Ultra / 63

Hitman 3
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 3601920×1080 / Medium / 2461920×1080 / High / 2101920×1080 / Ultra / 1932560×1440 / High / 1322560×1440 / Ultra / 1323840×2160 / High / 753840×2160 / Ultra / 75

Immortals Fenyx Rising
(2020) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 1291920×1080 / Medium / 1191920×1080 / High / 1161920×1080 / Ultra / 862560×1440 / Ultra / 733840×2160 / Ultra / 48

Yakuza Like a Dragon
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

1280×720 / Low / 1501920×1080 / Medium / 1381920×1080 / High / 1361920×1080 / Ultra / 1352560×1440 / Ultra / 833840×2160 / Ultra / 42

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

1280×720 / Low / 2671920×1080 / Medium / 1811920×1080 / High / 1391920×1080 / Ultra / 1122560×1440 / Ultra / 833840×2160 / Ultra / 48

Dirt 5
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

1280×720 / Low / 2571920×1080 / Medium / 1571920×1080 / High / 1331920×1080 / Ultra / 1142560×1440 / Ultra / 893840×2160 / Ultra / 57

Watch Dogs: Legion
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 1961920×1080 / High / 1341920×1080 / Ultra / 84.12560×1440 / Ultra / 622560×1440 / Ultra / 61.93840×2160 / Ultra / 353840×2160 / Ultra / 35.3

Star Wars Squadrons
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 6221920×1080 / Medium / 4481920×1080 / High / 4041920×1080 / Ultra / 3722560×1440 / Ultra / 2473840×2160 / Ultra / 126

Mafia Definitive Edition
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile.

1280×720 / Low / 1681920×1080 / Medium / 1241920×1080 / High / 1122560×1440 / Ultra / 813840×2160 / Ultra / 43

Crysis Remastered
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 3171920×1080 / Medium / 2081920×1080 / High / 1121920×1080 / Ultra / 882560×1440 / Ultra / 673840×2160 / Ultra / 38

Horizon Zero Dawn
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 2211920×1080 / Medium / 1631920×1080 / High / 1411920×1080 / Ultra / 1182560×1440 / High / 962560×1440 / Ultra / 963840×2160 / High / 503840×2160 / Ultra / 50

F1 2020
(2020) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 4821920×1080 / Medium / 3371920×1080 / High / 2761920×1080 / Ultra / 1902560×1440 / Ultra / 1423840×2160 / Ultra / 83

Borderlands 3
(2019) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 1901920×1080 / Medium / 1621920×1080 / High / 1191920×1080 / Ultra / 94.22560×1440 / Ultra / 66.93840×2160 / Ultra / 36.1

Control
(2019) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080.

1280×720 / Low / 2401920×1080 / Medium / 1661920×1080 / High / 1152560×1440 / Ultra / 723840×2160 / Ultra / 34

Anno 1800
(2019) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6600.

1280×720 / Low / 1251920×1080 / Medium / 1221920×1080 / High / 871920×1080 / Ultra / 452560×1440 / Ultra / 403840×2160 / Ultra / 29

The Division 2
(2019) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080.

1280×720 / Low / 2711920×1080 / Medium / 1951920×1080 / High / 1571920×1080 / Ultra / 1172560×1440 / Ultra / 813840×2160 / Ultra / 43

Far Cry New Dawn
(2019) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

1280×720 / Low / 1481920×1080 / Medium / 1301920×1080 / High / 1261920×1080 / Ultra / 1152560×1440 / Ultra / 1072560×1440 / Ultra / 1073840×2160 / Ultra / 703840×2160 / Ultra / 70

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
(2018) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

1280×720 / Low / 2261920×1080 / Medium / 1781920×1080 / High / 1701920×1080 / Ultra / 1502560×1440 / High / 1022560×1440 / Ultra / 1023840×2160 / High / 543840×2160 / Ultra / 54

Strange Brigade
(2018) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

1280×720 / Low / 6371920×1080 / Medium / 3341920×1080 / High / 2711920×1080 / Ultra / 2302560×1440 / Ultra / 1673840×2160 / Ultra / 91

Far Cry 5
(2018) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080.

1280×720 / Low / 1791920×1080 / Medium / 1561920×1080 / High / 1491920×1080 / Ultra / 1392560×1440 / Ultra / 1252560×1440 / Ultra / 1253840×2160 / Ultra / 703840×2160 / Ultra / 70

X-Plane 11.11
(2018) Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 76.21920×1080 / Medium / 62.81920×1080 / High / 54.53840×2160 / Ultra / 45.5

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
(2018) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 2281920×1080 / Medium / 1591920×1080 / High / 1132560×1440 / Ultra / 84.43840×2160 / Ultra / 47.7

Rise of the Tomb Raider
(2016) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

1024×768 / Low / 4631366×768 / Medium / 3271920×1080 / High / 1971920×1080 / Ultra / 1493840×2160 / Ultra / 73

Dota 2 Reborn
(2015) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

1280×720 / Low / 2421366×768 / Medium / 167.31920×1080 / High / 174.71920×1080 / Ultra / 139.33840×2160 / Ultra / 105.8

Days Gone
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080.

1280×720 / Low / 1701920×1080 / Medium / 1611920×1080 / High / 1481920×1080 / Ultra / 111

Resident Evil Village
(2021) Better than NVIDIA TITAN RTX, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER.

1280×720 / Low / 3211920×1080 / Medium / 2861920×1080 / High / 2591920×1080 / Ultra / 2202560×1440 / Ultra / 1433840×2160 / Ultra / 70.8

Outriders
(2021) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

1280×720 / Low / 1971920×1080 / Medium / 1751920×1080 / High / 1521920×1080 / Ultra / 1402560×1440 / Ultra / 99.73840×2160 / Ultra / 49

F1 2021
(2021) Better than NVIDIA TITAN RTX, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 4521920×1080 / Medium / 4201920×1080 / High / 3231920×1080 / Ultra / 1432560×1440 / Ultra / 1033840×2160 / Ultra / 56.3

Monster Hunter Stories 2
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce MX450, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 1431920×1080 / Medium / 1441920×1080 / High / 1442560×1440 / Ultra / 1443840×2160 / Ultra / 131

Mass Effect Legendary Edition
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce MX350.

1280×720 / Low / 81.21920×1080 / Ultra / 98.52560×1440 / Ultra / 99.33840×2160 / Ultra / 88.9

Back 4 Blood
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU.

1920×1080 / Medium / 2621920×1080 / High / 2271920×1080 / Ultra / 2072560×1440 / Ultra / 1453840×2160 / Ultra / 72

Far Cry 6
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 1381920×1080 / Medium / 1241920×1080 / High / 1121920×1080 / Ultra / 1022560×1440 / Ultra / 883840×2160 / Ultra / 50

New World
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER.

1280×720 / Low / 1301920×1080 / Medium / 1051920×1080 / High / 1021920×1080 / Ultra / 95.82560×1440 / Ultra / 78.43840×2160 / Ultra / 39.6

Deathloop
(2021) Better than AMD Radeon RX 5700, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.

1280×720 / Low / 1341920×1080 / Medium / 1341920×1080 / High / 1171920×1080 / Ultra / 95.42560×1440 / Ultra / 65.93840×2160 / Ultra / 34.5

Alan Wake Remastered
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER.

1920×1080 / Medium / 941920×1080 / High / 90.12560×1440 / Ultra / 89.23840×2160 / Ultra / 86.7

Halo Infinite
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU.

1920×1080 / Medium / 1331920×1080 / High / 1081920×1080 / Ultra / 1033840×2160 / Ultra / 74.25

Farming Simulator 22
(2021) Better than AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER.

1280×720 / Low / 2921920×1080 / Medium / 2251920×1080 / High / 1891920×1080 / Ultra / 1702560×1440 / Ultra / 1573840×2160 / Ultra / 99.2

Battlefield 2042
(2021) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER.

1280×720 / Low / 1011920×1080 / Medium / 1551920×1080 / High / 1451920×1080 / Ultra / 1252560×1440 / Ultra / 99.53840×2160 / Ultra / 57

Forza Horizon 5
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

1280×720 / Low / 2611920×1080 / Medium / 1741920×1080 / High / 1561920×1080 / Ultra / 812560×1440 / Ultra / 743840×2160 / Ultra / 51

Call of Duty Vanguard
(2021) Better than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080.

1280×720 / Low / 1371920×1080 / Medium / 1671920×1080 / High / 1451920×1080 / Ultra / 90.22560×1440 / Ultra / 94

Riders Republic
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

1280×720 / Low / 1321920×1080 / Medium / 1311920×1080 / High / 1201920×1080 / Ultra / 1172560×1440 / Ultra / 923840×2160 / Ultra / 50

Guardians of the Galaxy
(2021) Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

1280×720 / Low / 1381920×1080 / Medium / 1341920×1080 / High / 1331920×1080 / Ultra / 1312560×1440 / Ultra / 993840×2160 / Ultra / 55

What do experts think?

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is the perfect choice for gamers who play at 1440p resolution. The card is also powerful enough to run many games in 4K at 60 FPS, especially if you lower the graphics settings a bit. The RX 6700 XT is also an excellent choice for Full HD resolution when using a monitor with a high refresh rate of 120 or 144 Hz. AMD's new card supports ray tracing, but unlike NVIDIA's competition, it lacks the hardware modules for many ray tracing tasks, meaning NVIDIA has the advantage here in terms of performance.

— TechPowerUp

The Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers good performance and the official price looks reasonable. It's doubtful AMD will meet demand at launch, but in the long run it should prove a competitive offering in the GPU market.

—Tom's Hardware

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card - good for gaming at 1440p and 1080p resolutions. However, it does not handle ray tracing well and is too expensive.

- PC World

As it stands, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a great gaming experience for those who care more about traditional raster performance but still want to take advantage of next-gen features. The card is productive, fast and, we hope, more affordable than its predecessors.

— Wccftech
As you can see, experts are very cautiously optimistic about the new product from AMD. In any case, if NVIDIA products have another real competitor, then we, gamers, can only benefit from this.

Benchmark tests

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU: 176617

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 70039

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 35136

Better than AMD Radeon RX 6800M, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

3DMark Fire Strike Score: 29656

Better than AMD Radeon RX 6800M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU: 499224

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

3DMark Time Spy Graphics: 11473

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

3DMark Time Spy Score: 11481

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

3DMark06: 47299

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

3DMark11P: 34078

Better than NVIDIA TITAN RTX, but worse than NVIDIA RTX A6000.

3DMark11P GPU: 43888

Better than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

ComputeMark v2.1 Normal, Score: 25193

Better than NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit Sala GPUs-only: 14554

Better than NVIDIA RTX A6000, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

Passmark: 18698

Better than NVIDIA TITAN Xp, but worse than NVIDIA TITAN RTX.

Unigine Valley 1.0 Extreme HD DirectX: 149.8

Better than NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

Cooling system

The reference card itself has a very similar design to the other RX 6000 series cards we've already reviewed.

This means we have a premium metal casing that uses a combination of black and silver color accents.

The obvious difference with the RX 6700 XT is that it uses a dual-fan cooler, compared to the triple-fan models found on the RX 6800.

The fans used here are slightly larger, measuring 85mm compared to the 80mm fans found on the RX 6800.

The card dimensions are more or less identical to the RX 6800. Card dimensions: 27 x 11 cm.

We have a standard card thickness with two slots. However, the height of the card has been reduced slightly compared to the RX 6800, but only by a few millimeters.

One very noticeable difference between the 6700 XT and the 6800 is the weight. The 6700 XT weighs 882g, compared to 1390g for the 6800, indicating a fairly significant reduction in heatsink weight.

On the front of the card we can see the same red border around the edge of the shroud as on the RX 6800.

In terms of power inputs, AMD has chosen 1x8 and 1x6 Pin power connectors, the same configuration as the earlier RX 5700 XT, which is quite convenient for a 230W TBP.

The back panel is also made of the same silver and black metal . However, the 6700XT's backplate has no cutouts—it's a solid piece of metal with four small holes for the GPU mounting screws.

The back panel is made of metal and protects the card from damage during installation and operation.

Internal cooling system

Let's move on to the internal cooling system.

AMD's cooling solution is a complex design that uses three heat pipes and a copper baseplate. The main cooling unit also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuits.

In their manual, AMD talks about "a graphite-based thermal interface material for the GPU chip for high performance and maximum reliability," and in their press presentation it says, "Phase change thermal interface material." In our opinion, this is just an ordinary thermal paste that we have seen in almost thousands of reviews of other video cards.

Having disconnected the radiator grille, we see a clean printed circuit board.

The GPU voltage uses nine phases and is powered by an International Rectifier IR35217.

Vishay SiC649A DrMOS chips are used for GPU voltage.

The memory voltage has a two-phase circuit and is generated by the NCP81022N controller.

Vishay SiC632A DrMOS chips are used for memory.

The GDDR6 chips are manufactured by Samsung, have the model number " K4ZAF325BM-HC16 " and are designed to operate at 16 Gbps.

Navi 22, built on the same TSMC N7 node (7 nm) as Navi 10, occupies a die area of ​​336 mm? and contains 17.2 billion transistors. The pinkish-red tint we saw on the Navi 10 is gone.

Thermal images

All thermal images were taken under maximum load for a general overview and understanding of the cooling system with a slight overclocking of the core and memory.

By installing a thermal camera at the rear, we get the following indicators:

The GPU temperature is at 63 degrees. A good indicator.

By installing a thermal camera at the front, we get the following indicators:

The GPU temperature is around 60 degrees. Overall the card seems cold!

Performance Summary

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Frametime analysis

This page provides more in-depth analysis than just average FPS, showing how frame rates change over time, which helps highlight FPS drops. The minimum FPS values ​​at the 95th and 99th percentiles are also presented in these charts. The second chart, the histogram, shows the shape and spread of the data over frame time—how tightly the measurements are grouped.

How much can you earn

Knowing that this video card works well on the Ethash algorithm (Ether Coin) and knowing its hashrate, you can calculate the payback of this video card, how much it will bring per day, month, year.

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To calculate, enter the hashrate of this video card in the “Hashing Power” column, in our case it is 47

(optimal value - Watt / Hash)

Pool Fees ” is the pool commission, you don’t have to enter it if you don’t know. The average commission for all pools is 1%.

Next, in the “ Power Usage ” column, you need to enter the power consumption of the video card (farm). In our case it is 130 . We enter this number in this column.

Power Cost ” is the price for your electricity (“per socket”). Enter the value in cents. For example, our electricity costs an average of 3 rubles – that’s $0.05. Enter this or another number of yours.

That's all! Click on the “ Calculate ” button and find out how much you will receive from 1 video card per day, week, month, year!

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