AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 received five stars in our hands-on review, solidifying its place on our list of the best graphics cards and ensuring that AMD's latest iteration, the Radeon RX 6700 XT, will have some tough competition to beat. The GPU market is understandably volatile right now, with gamers scrambling to buy the limited stocks before bots and cryptominers take them off the shelves (digitally), so it's going to be hard to get your hands on any of these products. . But when the dust settles and we finally see some normality return, which GPU is right for you? Since the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT hasn't been released yet, we won't know how it performs in the real world until we can get our hands on one to put it to the test. Either way, we can still see how solid each map is on paper until our review of the latest member of the Radeon family is released.

GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: Price

It should be easy to compare the RTX 3070 and RX 6700 XT on cost, with the recommended retail price for the RTX 3070 set at $499 (£469, around AU$700), and the RX 6700 XT sneaking a bit cheaper. at €479 (about €340, AU$610). However, given the current GPU market, you might as well throw those prices out the window - we're seeing cards listed at alarmingly low prices right now, so getting your hands on one at true market value of the GPU won't. . It will be nothing short of a miracle. We can't tell you what to do, but we strongly advise against buying any of these cards because of the inflated, inflated prices we've seen on other GPUs listed online. We expect prices to stabilize if inventory numbers replenish and the current cryptocurrency boom ends, so with patience you may be able to see these list prices along with available inventory.

GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: Specifications

(Image credit: AMD) The RTX 3070 is already proving its worth as a performance card for gamers. Here are the specifications of its packaging:

• CUDA cores: 5888
• Boost Clock: 1,73 GHz
• Base Clock: 1,5 GHz
• VRAM: 8GB GDDR6
• Memory interface: 256 bit
• TDP: 220W

So how does this compare to the Radeon RX 6700 XT? Here are the specs:

• CUDA cores: 2560
• Boost Clock: 2,58 GHz
• Basic Clock: 2,3 GHz
• VRAM: 6GB GDDR12
• Memory interface: 192 bit
• TDP: 230W

The RX 6700 XT uses 12GB of VRAM to market to gamers looking to play at 1440p, and AMD says this will ensure the card's durability as you start to see more AAA games exceed 9GB of VRAM usage. The RTX 3070, on the other hand, has 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, which still gives it enough memory to run 4K games. There really is a mirror effect that occurs with these two GPUs. The RX 6700 XT has fast clock speeds, but falls completely flat on CUDA cores, and the RTX 3070 has more than double that of its rival.

GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: performance

(Image credit: Nvidia) It's going to be hard to pit these cards against each other in terms of performance, given that the RX 6700 XT hasn't even hit shelves yet, but keep an eye out for updates in this space after we get it officially running. some landmarks. However, on paper, it seems like a tough call. We've seen in official AMD benchmarks that the maximum 1440p settings show very comparable numbers to the RTX 3070, with the two cards seemingly on equal footing. Suspiciously though, those benchmarks didn't seem to include ray tracing performance, and early leaks suggest this is where the Nvidia RTX 3070 will start to take some serious hits. This is not surprising given that we pushed some hard-to-run titles on the RTX 3070 and it took everything we threw at it like a champ. Horizon Zero Dawn and Red Dead Redemption 2 managed to run at a steady 75fps at 1080p on all settings, but the MSAA peaked so Nvidia's competitor has already shown it was more than capable, even at 4K on some. games. You shouldn't judge the currently unreleased GPU too harshly though, as several of these leaks also show that the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT could be faster than the RTX 3070 in a number of titles, especially in optimized gaming benchmarks. for the RDNA 2 architecture.

GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: Which one should you buy?

You should probably read ``What can you buy? ''Given the current shortage of GPUs on the market, but if you're lucky enough to find yourself in a situation where both are available, we'd suggest the GeForce RTX 3070. for now. In leaker benchmarks (though not confirmed) for the RX 6700 XT, we saw that it might be slower than the Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti, which wasn't worth the $20 saved against the beefier RTX 3070. until we get our hands on one, but that, coupled with the current lack of a DLSS rival in AMD's offerings, means the Nvidia graphics card is likely to be a better investment for the future when more games use the speed boost. of AI frames. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the Radeon RX 6700 XT can prove to be a worthy investment over the GeForce RTX 3070, but whichever option you go for, you'll still get solid performance on the latest AAA titles, especially if you upgrade from older cards like the 1070 Ti or RX Vega 56. Today's best graphics card deals