AMD has a new RX 6000 series GPU - Let's have a look
Published: 13th June 2022 | Source: AMD | Author: Mark Campbell
AMD Radeon RX 6700 is now an official part of AMD's RX 6000 series lineup
AMD's Radeon RX 6700 is now an official product, rounding off the RX 6000 series with a new product offering that sits between the RX 6650 XT and RX 6700 XT. This graphics card offers gamers 10 GB of VRAM, 36 compute units, 80MB of Infinity Cache, and supports 4K 120Hz and 8K 60Hz though HDMI 2.1.
To make a long story short, the RX 6700 is a cut-down version of AMD's RX 6700 XT, with four fewer compute units (36 vs 40), lower base/boost clock speeds, and a smaller memory bus 160-bit VS 192-bit. This gives the RX 6700 a smaller frame buffer, less memory bandwidth, less Infinity Cache, and lower overall compute performance. These changes also give the GPU a much lower TDP, 175W VS 230W.
AMD has just released an updated version of their Radeon Software 22.5.2 driver that offers gamers official RX 6700 support, enabling optimal performance levels for this new graphics card in gaming applications.
Below is how AMD's RX 6700 specifications compare with AMD's RX 6650 XT and RX 6700 XT.
| RX 6650 XT | RX 6700 | RX 6700 XT | |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | RDNA 2 | RDNA 2 |
| Compute Units | 32 | 36 | 40 |
| Base Frequency | 2055 MHz | 1941 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Game Frequency | 2410 MHz | 2174 MHz | 2424 MHz |
| Boost Frequency | 2635 MHz | 2450 MHz | 2581 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| TDP | 180W | 175W | 230W |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 160-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Speed | 17.5 Gbps | 16 Gbps | 16 Gbps |
| Memory Capacity | 8 GB | 10 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 280 GB/s | 320 GB/s | 384 GB/s |
Effective Memory | 468.9 GB/s | 1065 GB/s | 1278 GB/s |
| Infinity Cache | 32 MB | 80 MB | 96 MB |
Looking at AMD's RX 6700, it is clear that this graphics card is designed to deliver gamers excellent performance per watt, offering gamers a more compute performance and more memory bandwidth than an RX 6650 XT while consuming less power. With this GPU design, it has been made clear that higher clock speeds on AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series come at a huge power cost, which is almost always the case.
At this time, it is unknown how many GPU manufacturers will be creating RX 6700 GPU designs, or if AMD will sample these new graphics cards to reviewers. We know that Sapphire has created an RX 6700 GPU model, but at this time the MSRP and availability of this graphics card remains unknown.
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13-06-2022, 14:48:15
Piskeante13-06-2022, 14:51:21
AlienALXOriginally Posted by Piskeante  they reduce the cost and performance. they keep the price. GG gamers!!! |
In fact they are. Last week you could get a 6800XT gigabyte Tri fan for £659.
I've seen a few 3090 FE for £900 on eBay. So both companies are going to seriously struggle shifting overpriced GPUs now. Quote