AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT desktop graphics card review with 12 GB VRAM for less than 500 Euros
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At this point, AMD has completed its graphics card line up based on the RDNA 3 architecture, and we are now taking a closer look at the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. Since AMD doesn't offer its own graphics cards of the Radeon RX 7700 XT, we are testing a model from Sapphire in this review. The Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT represents all the RX 7700 XT models, which only show minor differences in terms of their performance. As the successor of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and the later AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is also a graphics card that was developed for 1,440p gaming. With 12 GB of VRAM, AMD remains faithful to this line, since the predecessors were also equipped with 12-GB of VRAM. Due to its price, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT competes against Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 Ti models, which are available with 8 or 16 GB of VRAM and we also had on our test bench in recent weeks.
As graphics chip, the Navi 32 with 3,456 shader units is used. With 12 GB of VRAM, AMD finds a good compromise between 8 and 16 GB, although 16 GB would be more reassuring in 1,440p. The new chiplet design is also used here, and in addition to the GCD with 200 mm², there are also three MCDs with 36.6 mm² each. The VRAM is connected via the MCDs, resulting in a storage connection of 192 bits. In terms of the power supply, Sapphire takes the conventional route and has equipped our test unit with two 6+2 pin PCIe power connections.
In terms of the external connections, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT uses very modern equipment. You can run up to four displays simultaneously that can be connected via HDMI (2.1a) or DisplayPort (2.1) of which there are two connections each. AMD sets an example here, offering the DisplayPort 2.1 connection with all of its RX 7000 graphics cards. In contrast, the Nvidia graphics cards only support DisplayPort 1.4.
Information on our Test System
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT in Detail
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Comparison of the Radeon AMD GPUs
Specifications | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Radeon RX 7900 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7700 XT | Radeon RX 7600 | Radeon RX 6800 XT | Radeon RX 6800 |
GPU | Navi 31 XTX | Navi 31 XT | Navi 31 XT | Navi 32 XT | Navi 32 XL | Navi 33 XL | Navi 21 XL | Navi 21 XL |
Manufacturing Process | 5/6 nm | 5/6 nm | 5/6 nm | 5/6 nm | 5/6 nm | 6 nm | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Compute Units | 96 | 84 | 80 | >60 | 54 | 32 | 72 | 60 |
Shading Units | 6,144 | 5,376 | 5,120 | 3,840 | 3,456 | 2,048 | 4,608 | 3,840 |
Texture Mapping Units | 384 | 336 | 320 | 240 | 216 | 128 | 288 | 240 |
Ray Accelerators | 96 | 84 | 80 | 60 | 54 | 32 | 72 | 60 |
Base Clock | 2,270 MHz | 2,000 MHz | 1,880 MHz | 1,295 MHz | 1,700 MHz | 1,720 MHz | 1,825 MHz | 1,700 MHz |
Game Clock | 2,300 MHz | 2,000 MHz | 1,880 MHz | 2,124 MHz | 2,171 MHz | 2,250 MHz | 2,015 MHz | 1,815 MHz |
Boost Clock | 2,500 MHz | 2,400 MHz | 2,245 MHz | 2,430 MHz | 2,544 MHz | 2,655 MHz | 2,250 MHz | 2,105 MHz |
Infinity Cache | 96 MB | 80 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | 48 MB | 32 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 320 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 128 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Memory Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 800 GB/s | 576 GB/s | 620.8 GB/s | 432 GB/s | 288 GB/s | 512 GB/s | 512 GB/s |
Memory Size | 24 GB GDDR6 | 20 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB | 8 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
TBP | 355 W | 315 W | 260 W | 263 W | 245 W | 165 W | 300 W | 250 W |
Clock Speeds of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
Since AMD doesn't offer an MBA model (made by AMD) for the Radeon RX 7700 XT, all the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT cards are offered by the known graphics card manufacturers. At the same time, AMD still specifies reference clock speeds the manufacturers orient on, and those are also the basic clock speeds of the GPUs. In terms of numbers, this means that the graphics chip has a basic clock speed of 2,171 MHz which can be increased to up to 2,544 MHz in boost mode. For the video memory, we see 2,250 MHz, which together with the storage interface (192 bit) results in a storage bandwidth of 432 GB/s. With this, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT directly follows the specifications by AMD. In addition, with the Nitro+ Radeon RX 7700 XT, Sapphire also offers a model in its portfolio that has been overclocked by the manufacturer.
Synthetic Benchmarks
As usual, we begin our tests by taking a look at the synthetic benchmark results. The Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is able to place 14% ahead of an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT here. On the other hand, we also see that an AMD Radeon RX 6800 is able to bring a higher performance. Comparing it to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is able to prevail easily, and our test unit is able to surpass the RTX 4060 Ti's performance by 18 percentage points. However, our Sapphire test unit is unable to keep up with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 |
Unigine Heaven 4.0 | |
Extreme Preset DX11 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 | |
Extreme Preset OpenGL | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
3DMark 11 | |
1280x720 Performance GPU | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
1280x720 Performance | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 |
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit | |
Room GPUs-only | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 | |
Sala GPUs-only | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
Photoshop PugetBench | |
GPU Score | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
Overall Score | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
Premiere Pro PugetBench | |
GPU 0.9 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 | |
Overall Score 0.9 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Single / Multi GPU) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
3DMark 06 Standard Score | 65983 points | |
3DMark Vantage P Result | 126733 points | |
3DMark 11 Performance | 45241 points | |
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 269333 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 80883 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 38758 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score | 20340 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 16454 points | |
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Professional Applications
Professional applications are specially adjusted programs that in combination with optimized drivers are able to get the maximum performance from the graphics accelerators. AMD and Nvidia have specific workstation graphics cards in their portfolio for this. The consumer graphics cards can offer an affordable alternative here, although the support of the workstation GPUs is again significantly better. In the render tests, the AMD graphics card does fairly well, though, and Nvidia doesn't have anything to offer in comparison here. In the direct comparison, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT places a small distance behind the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 7600 R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 6800 R9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT R9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 R9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G R9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 R9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti R9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 R9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 R9 7950X | Average of class | |
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SPECviewperf 12 | -22% | 14% | 22% | 48% | 65% | 18% | -9% | -53% | -45% | -29% | -14% | 0% | 8% | -63% | |
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05) | 373 | 279 -25% | 427 14% | 444 19% | 502 35% | 553 48% | 424 14% | 418 12% | 251 -33% | 286 -23% | 382 2% | 436 17% | 502 35% | 571 53% | 198.4 ? -47% |
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04) | 351 | 273 -22% | 386 10% | 448 28% | 481 37% | 536 53% | 396 13% | 368 5% | 113 -68% | 128 -64% | 161 -54% | 192 -45% | 221 -37% | 257 -27% | 99.4 ? -72% |
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01) | 123 | 115 -7% | 148 20% | 155 26% | 176 43% | 187 52% | 160 30% | 163 33% | 60.6 -51% | 74.3 -40% | 89.1 -28% | 99.4 -19% | 110 -11% | 115 -7% | 62.6 ? -49% |
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01) | 33.4 | 25.5 -24% | 38.4 15% | 40.3 21% | 72.4 117% | 85.2 155% | 48.4 45% | 34.3 3% | 15.9 -52% | 22.8 -32% | 31.7 -5% | 48 44% | 58.8 76% | 54.7 64% | 14 ? -58% |
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04) | 283 | 236 -17% | 304 7% | 323 14% | 347 23% | 367 30% | 304 7% | 195 -31% | 233 -18% | 252 -11% | 284 0% | 287 1% | 309 9% | 317 12% | 102.5 ? -64% |
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01) | 177 | 128 -28% | 200 13% | 226 28% | 288 63% | 347 96% | 188 6% | 95.2 -46% | 82.4 -53% | 107 -40% | 132 -25% | 157 -11% | 171 -3% | 119 -33% | 48.6 ? -73% |
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01) | 179 | 127 -29% | 235 31% | 222 24% | 278 55% | 322 80% | 229 28% | 264 47% | 109 -39% | 122 -32% | 190 6% | 244 36% | 333 86% | 457 155% | 92.5 ? -48% |
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02) | 268 | 210 -22% | 280 4% | 341 27% | 373 39% | 400 49% | 296 10% | 56.4 -79% | 14.2 -95% | 14.5 -95% | 16.4 -94% | 19 -93% | 21.6 -92% | 27.1 -90% | 54.1 ? -80% |
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03) | 288 | 221 -23% | 322 12% | 319 11% | 342 19% | 360 25% | 315 9% | 218 -24% | 91.2 -68% | 94.8 -67% | 109 -62% | 118 -59% | 113 -61% | 126 -56% | 80.9 ? -72% |
SPECviewperf 13 | -26% | 15% | 22% | 31% | 47% | 5% | -9% | -56% | -48% | -33% | -20% | -4% | 14% | -57% | |
3ds Max (3dsmax-06) | 371 | 280 -25% | 434 17% | 439 18% | 506 36% | 564 52% | 424 14% | 416 12% | 252 -32% | 286 -23% | 381 3% | 433 17% | 497 34% | 563 52% | 188 ? -49% |
Catia (catia-05) | 529 | 410 -22% | 588 11% | 661 25% | 728 38% | 825 56% | 616 16% | 588 11% | 163 -69% | 187 -65% | 241 -54% | 290 -45% | 340 -36% | 402 -24% | 195.9 ? -63% |
Creo (creo-02) | 387 | 294 -24% | 442 14% | 470 21% | 567 47% | 613 58% | 431 11% | 374 -3% | 230 -41% | 298 -23% | 375 -3% | 455 18% | 529 37% | 552 43% | 201 ? -48% |
Energy (energy-02) | 115 | 82.9 -28% | 139 21% | 150 30% | 147 28% | 187 63% | 93.6 -19% | 60.8 -47% | 34.6 -70% | 45.3 -61% | 54.2 -53% | 72.8 -37% | 92.6 -19% | 126 10% | 32.8 ? -71% |
Maya (maya-05) | 487 | 333 -32% | 548 13% | 580 19% | 670 38% | 735 51% | 544 12% | 460 -6% | 343 -30% | 395 -19% | 510 5% | 591 21% | 678 39% | 715 47% | 261 ? -46% |
Medical (medical-02) | 300 | 226 -25% | 332 11% | 372 24% | 237 -21% | 263 -12% | 166 -45% | 76.5 -74% | 92 -69% | 112 -63% | 132 -56% | 150 -50% | 186 -38% | 71.4 ? -76% | |
Showcase (showcase-02) | 179 | 127 -29% | 234 31% | 221 23% | 279 56% | 323 80% | 230 28% | 264 47% | 108 -40% | 121 -32% | 191 7% | 244 36% | 334 87% | 455 154% | 119.4 ? -33% |
Siemens NX (snx-03) | 486 | 379 -22% | 506 4% | 617 27% | 675 39% | 725 49% | 537 10% | 101 -79% | 25.6 -95% | 26.3 -95% | 29.5 -94% | 34.1 -93% | 39 -92% | 49.1 -90% | 125.2 ? -74% |
Solidworks (sw-04) | 265 | 195 -26% | 294 11% | 287 8% | 307 16% | 323 22% | 304 15% | 254 -4% | 127 -52% | 135 -49% | 157 -41% | 168 -37% | 179 -32% | 186 -30% | 117.7 ? -56% |
SPECviewperf 2020 v1 | -27% | 14% | 29% | 29% | 49% | 3% | -20% | -56% | -49% | -31% | -17% | -2% | 23% | -45% | |
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04) | 312 | 240 -23% | 333 7% | 402 29% | 476 53% | 514 65% | 330 6% | 98.4 -68% | 19.5 -94% | 20.1 -94% | 23.9 -92% | 27.5 -91% | 31.9 -90% | 41.3 -87% | 91.3 ? -71% |
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03) | 56.2 | 36.1 -36% | 63.7 13% | 76.1 35% | 53.9 -4% | 62.3 11% | 36.4 -35% | 35 -38% | 13.7 -76% | 17.5 -69% | 22.2 -60% | 26.9 -52% | 32.2 -43% | 45.9 -18% | 19.6 ? -65% |
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06) | 261 | 178 -32% | 346 33% | 401 54% | 481 84% | 331 27% | 315 21% | 196 -25% | 226 -13% | 305 17% | 372 43% | 447 71% | 498 91% | 209 ? -20% | |
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03) | 95 | 67 -29% | 111 17% | 133 40% | 99.6 5% | 129 36% | 113 19% | 69.3 -27% | 33.2 -65% | 44.8 -53% | 57.6 -39% | 75.7 -20% | 90.4 -5% | 141 48% | 46.9 ? -51% |
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03) | 130 | 106 -18% | 151 16% | 159 22% | 173 33% | 187 44% | 136 5% | 92.4 -29% | 85.9 -34% | 95.8 -26% | 112 -14% | 121 -7% | 128 -2% | 133 2% | 79.2 ? -39% |
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06) | 88.8 | 68 -23% | 101 14% | 107 20% | 113 27% | 127 43% | 92.2 4% | 59.7 -33% | 34 -62% | 39.1 -56% | 51.6 -42% | 61.2 -31% | 75.5 -15% | 95.3 7% | 46.6 ? -48% |
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07) | 106 | 72.9 -31% | 125 18% | 134 26% | 143 35% | 167 58% | 102 -4% | 140 32% | 67.4 -36% | 74.5 -30% | 122 15% | 147 39% | 179 69% | 228 115% | 82.9 ? -22% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -25% /
-25% | 14% /
14% | 24% /
24% | 36% /
36% | 54% /
54% | 9% /
9% | -13% /
-12% | -55% /
-55% | -47% /
-47% | -31% /
-31% | -17% /
-17% | -2% /
-2% | 15% /
14% | -55% /
-56% |
Gaming Performance
In the synthetic tests, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has a hard time to keep up with the AMD Radeon RX 6800. However, in the games we test here, we also see the gap becoming significantly smaller, and often the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is the noticeably faster model. Our test unit has a god advantage to the 16-GB model of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, and at more than 20%, the performance advantage of the Radeon RX 7700 XT is significant. On the other hand, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is unable to reach the performance of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070.
AMD itself sees the Radeon RX 7700 XT as a graphics card for 1,440p gaming. While this is possible as you can see when looking at the table with all the tested games, you have to be content with average framerates below 60 fps at maximum detail settings. Those who have a problem with this have to reduce the details or choose the faster AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. Our test unit is fairly well equipped with the 12 GB of VRAM. However, we also saw in our test of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti that with 8 GB, there can already be a problem in 1,080p. The 16 GB model is now able to shine with significantly better P1 values, allowing for a smoother gaming experience. We do not see any conspicuous behavior of the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT in terms of the P1 values.
F1 2021 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (874931) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (874931) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (874931) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (874931) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (874931) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (874931) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (874931) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (874931) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (874931) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (874931) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (874931) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (874931) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (874931) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (874931) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (874931) | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (874931) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (874931) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (874931) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (874931) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (874931) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (874931) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (874931) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (874931) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (874931) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (874931) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (874931) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (874931) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (874931) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (874931) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (874931) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (874931) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (874931) |
F1 22 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (923662) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (939134) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (939134) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (959964) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (959964) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (939134) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (923650) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (959964) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (959964) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (939134) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (959964) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (928484) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (959964) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (928484) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (939134) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (959964) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (923650) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (959964) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (959964) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (928484) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (923650) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (959964) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (959964) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (923662) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (959964) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (923662) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (946728) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (946728) | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (939134) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (939134) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (959964) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (923650) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (939134) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (959964) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (939134) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (959964) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (959964) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (959964) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (959964) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (928484) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (939134) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (959964) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (928484) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (923650) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (959964) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (959964) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (923650) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (959964) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (959964) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (959964) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (923662) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (923662) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (946728) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (946728) |
GRID Legends | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (643827) | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (591708) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (643827) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (643827) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (643827) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (712825) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (591708) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (800660) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (643827) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (643827) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (800660) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (712825) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (712825) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (800660) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (591708) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (800660) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (800660) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (591708) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (800660) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (643827) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (800660) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (591708) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (712825) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (623651) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (683088) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (712825) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (623651) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (623651) | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (643827) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (643827) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (643827) | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (591708) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (643827) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (643827) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (712825) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (591708) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (712825) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (800660) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (712825) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (800660) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (643827) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (591708) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (800660) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (591708) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (643827) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (800660) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (800660) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (800660) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (800660) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (591708) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (683088) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (712825) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (623651) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (712825) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (623651) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (623651) |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
1920x1080 High Quality | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (1.3) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (1.3) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (1.3) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1.3) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (1.3) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1.3) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (1.3) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (1.3) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (1.3) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (1.3) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (1.3) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (1.3) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (1.3) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (1.3) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (1.3) | |
2560x1440 High Quality | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer (1.3) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (1.3) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer (1.3) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (1.3) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (1.3) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1.3) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (1.3) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (1.3) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (1.3) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (1.3) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (1.3) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (1.3) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (1.3) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (1.3) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (1.3) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (1.3) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (1.3) |
F1 23 | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (1022189) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (1022189) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (1022189) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (1016022) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (1016022) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (1022189) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (1016022) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (1012607) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (1022189) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (1021115) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (1016022) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1026791) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (1021115) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1016022) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (1008687) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (1016022) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (1021115) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (1016022) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (1021115) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (1016022) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (1016022) | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (1022189) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (1022189) | |
AMD Radeon RX 5700 (1022189) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (1016022) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (1016022) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (1016022) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (1016022) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (1022189) | |
Nvidia Titan RTX (1021115) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (1012607) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 (1022189) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1026791) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (1021115) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1016022) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (1008687) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (1016022) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (1021115) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (1016022) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (1021115) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (1016022) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (1016022) |
P1 Values of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX - 8 GB vs. 16 GB
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Sons of the Forest | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Diablo 4 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
The Last of Us | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Star Wars Jedi Survivor | |
1920x1080 Epic Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
2560x1440 Epic Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Epic Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 |
Resident Evil 4 Remake | |
1920x1080 Max Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
2560x1440 Max Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Max Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
The Quarry | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Spider-Man Miles Morales | |
1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:T P1 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
2560x1440 Very High Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Very High Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset P1 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset P1 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Atomic Heart | |
1920x1080 Atomic Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
2560x1440 Atomic Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
3840x2160 Atomic Preset P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 |
Control | |
1920x1080 High Quality Preset (DX11) P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
2560x1440 High Quality Preset (DX11) P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
3840x2160 High Quality Preset (DX11) P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Dead Island 2 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:High T P1 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:High T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:High T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX |
Dead Space Remake | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T P1 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX, 16GB GDDR6 |
Raytracing Performance
In the subject of raytracing, AMD is still surpassed by Nvidia, although we see an adequate performance in the games we tested. However, activated raytracing also requires lowering the resolution to achieve good frame rates. Compared to the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, the performance with activated raytracing was noticeably increased, and we see frame rates that are at times up to 30% higher. Compared to Nvidia, our test unit actually competes with a GeForce RTX 4060 Ti here. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 is about 30% better here and can be compared with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE.
Spider-Man Miles Morales - 1920x0180 Very High Preset + Ray-Tracing AA:T | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 |
Metro Exodus - 1920x1080 Ultra Quality DXR AF:16x | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 |
Far Cry 6 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality + HD Textures + DXR AA:T | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X |
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 - 1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (1.6) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (1.6) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (1.6) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (1.61) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (1.61) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (1.6) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (1.5) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1.6) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1.6) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1.6) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (1.6) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1.61) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (1.6) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (1.6) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (1.5) |
The Callisto Protocol - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (without FSR Upscaling) + Full Ray-Tracing | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
Guardians of the Galaxy - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray-Tracing | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT |
Control - 1920x1080 High Quality Preset & High Ray Tracing Preset (DX12) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 |
Returnal - 1920x1080 Epic Preset + Epic Ray-Tracing | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT |
F1 23 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (1016022) | |
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio (1016022) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (1022189) | |
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (1016022) | |
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC (1012607) | |
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (1016022) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT (1026791) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE (1021115) | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1016022) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X (1008687) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT (1016022) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (1021115) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition (1016022) | |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (1021115) | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT (1016022) | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (1016022) |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
GTA V (2015) | 188 | 187.4 | 186.5 | 146 | 105.4 | 112.4 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 732 | 516 | 295 | 168.3 | 119.6 | 88.7 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 278.7 | 206.3 | 186.3 | 169.3 | 123.5 | |
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | 347 | 253 | 170.4 | 148.6 | 75.5 | |
The Division (2016) | 213 | 216 | 195 | 162 | 81 | |
Assassin´s Creed Origins (2017) | 182 | 144 | 134 | 114 | 90 | 58 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 235 | 203 | 139.5 | 103.1 | 57.4 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 162.8 | 129.7 | 100.2 | 69.3 | ||
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 212 | 188 | 181 | 167 | 157 | 82 |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 730 | 398 | 334 | 287 | 193 | 97.4 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 355 | 242 | 223 | 194.1 | 131.9 | 65.5 |
Forza Horizon 4 (2018) | 334 | 278 | 272 | 231 | 197 | 134 |
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey (2018) | 181 | 165 | 148 | 121 | 98 | 58 |
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) | 176 | 157 | 151 | 136 | 134 | 89 |
Metro Exodus (2019) | 289 | 194 | 148.4 | 113.9 | 89.6 | 57 |
Anno 1800 (2019) | 201 | 197.1 | 143.5 | 68.5 | 58.1 | 33.7 |
Control (2019) | 240 | 214 | 156.1 | 96.1 | 46.4 | |
Borderlands 3 (2019) | 244 | 210 | 158.2 | 126.4 | 89.4 | 48 |
F1 2020 (2020) | 575 | 391 | 322 | 216 | 170.6 | 102.5 |
Death Stranding (2020) | 238 | 217 | 198.9 | 191.9 | 145.6 | 81.6 |
Dirt 5 (2020) | 167.9 | 125.7 | 98.6 | 85.9 | 83.2 | 81.6 |
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020) | 250 | 180 | 149 | 132 | 101 | 59 |
F1 2021 (2021) | 645 | 537 | 397 | 172.6 | 129.5 | 72.6 |
Far Cry 6 (2021) | 227 | 196.9 | 178.5 | 161.8 | 121.9 | 63.1 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) | 180 | 177 | 175 | 164 | 125 | 72 |
God of War (2022) | 191.9 | 188.1 | 148.7 | 102 | 85.3 | 54.2 |
GRID Legends (2022) | 263 | 226 | 194.9 | 173.1 | 153.8 | 104.2 |
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) | 193 | 158.2 | 132 | 122.1 | 80.2 | 36 |
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) | 244 | 235 | 233 | 225 | 139.9 | 65.7 |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 366 | 281 | 170.6 | 133.2 | 89.2 | 46 |
F1 22 (2022) | 426 | 400 | 315 | 92.3 | 59.9 | 29.8 |
The Quarry (2022) | 234 | 172.9 | 136.9 | 106.3 | 73.6 | 37.8 |
A Plague Tale Requiem (2022) | 160.3 | 121.9 | 92.8 | 70.1 | 52.6 | 30.3 |
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) | 102.2 | 98.8 | 92.6 | 87 | 70.1 | 42.1 |
Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022) | 154.5 | 144.8 | 130.2 | 121.1 | 100.6 | 58.1 |
The Callisto Protocol (2022) | 239.8 | 194.1 | 177.1 | 115.3 | 90.1 | 57.8 |
Need for Speed Unbound (2022) | 205 | 183.3 | 144.3 | 144.1 | 111.7 | 64.2 |
High On Life (2023) | 350 | 263 | 194.1 | 150.3 | 89.6 | 38 |
The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023) | 307 | 264 | 233 | 198 | 122.6 | 59.3 |
Dead Space Remake (2023) | 133.4 | 129.4 | 110.9 | 111.8 | 75 | 36.2 |
Hogwarts Legacy (2023) | 195.6 | 161.1 | 119.3 | 91.4 | 66.9 | 35.5 |
Returnal (2023) | 163 | 153 | 137 | 115 | 87 | 50 |
Atomic Heart (2023) | 265 | 199.4 | 118.8 | 93.6 | 73.9 | 43.8 |
Company of Heroes 3 (2023) | 300.6 | 254 | 195.7 | 194.3 | 143.4 | 81.3 |
Sons of the Forest (2023) | 118.7 | 115.6 | 112.4 | 112.2 | 99.1 | 59 |
Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) | 229 | 180.4 | 156.1 | 107.1 | 84.2 | 49.2 |
The Last of Us (2023) | 154.6 | 132.5 | 122 | 105 | 68 | 29.6 |
Dead Island 2 (2023) | 353 | 318 | 238 | 166.2 | 119.9 | 62.7 |
Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023) | 129.9 | 115.6 | 107.5 | 101 | 62.3 | 30.3 |
Diablo 4 (2023) | 363 | 316 | 286 | 243 | 158 | 71 |
F1 23 (2023) | 464 | 418 | 310 | 76.5 | 48.7 | 23.5 |
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart (2023) | 151.3 | 121.9 | 102.1 | 90 | 72 | 42.5 |
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 203 | 166.3 | 136.2 | 133 | 95.7 | 50.2 |
Atlas Fallen (2023) | 191.6 | 186.6 | 179 | 165.6 | 117.6 | 63.3 |
Immortals of Aveum (2023) | 120.2 | 102.6 | 82.2 | 56.1 | 29.9 | |
Armored Core 6 (2023) | 119.5 | 118.9 | 116.8 | 106.4 | 84.3 | 51.5 |
Starfield (2023) | 100.5 | 90.4 | 73.6 | 68 | 55.1 | 36 |
Lies of P (2023) | 268 | 232 | 196.8 | 173.6 | 122.7 | 63.9 |
Emissions - Efficient and not very loud
Noise Levels
Sapphire has equipped the Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT with two axial fans. In this, the manufacturer continues to trust the angular velocity fan blade design that we already saw in the RX 6000 models. We perform our noise level measurements with an open setup, also ensuring that any other fans (power supply and CPU fan) are deactivated during our measurements. The Sapphire test unit offers a fan stop mode, allowing the graphics card to remain completely silent in 2D operation. Under low load, we initially only see a slight increase in the noise level. However, at 32.6 dB(A) our test unit is still slightly louder here than the listed competitors. In the stress test the opposite is true, and at 37.6 dB(A), the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT now remains significantly quieter than our comparison models. In the realistic gaming test, we measure the maximum noise level at 42.1 dB(A). However, due to some coil whine, our measurement device registers a significantly higher measurement during the gaming scene (The Witcher 3 - 1,080p Ultra preset). But the direct comparison shows that the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT isn't the loudest model here.
Noise Level
Idle |
| 27.4 / 27.5 / 28 dB(A) |
Load |
| 32.6 / 37.6 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25 dB(A) |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC | XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
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Noise | -0% | -8% | -9% | -0% | -1% | 3% | |
off / environment * | 25 | 24.7 1% | 30 -20% | 30 -20% | 25.8 -3% | 25.4 -2% | 25.4 -2% |
Idle Minimum * | 27.4 | 26.8 2% | 30.1 -10% | 30.2 -10% | 25.9 5% | 26.7 3% | 26.3 4% |
Idle Average * | 27.5 | 27.2 1% | 30.1 -9% | 30.2 -10% | 25.9 6% | 26.7 3% | 26.3 4% |
Idle Maximum * | 28 | 27.3 2% | 30.1 -8% | 30.2 -8% | 25.9 7% | 26.7 5% | 26.3 6% |
Load Average * | 32.6 | 30.7 6% | 30.2 7% | 31.8 2% | 30.3 7% | 29.3 10% | 29.6 9% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 42.1 | 42.6 -1% | 40.2 5% | 45.2 -7% | 42.5 -1% | 39.6 6% | |
Load Maximum * | 37.6 | 43 -14% | 44.7 -19% | 41.1 -9% | 43.5 -16% | 46 -22% | 39.4 -5% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperatures and Power Consumption
Sapphire equips the Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT with a large cooling unit. The heat is transferred from the chip using four heat pipes and then cooled with two axial fans blowing over numerous cooling fins. This works great in practice, preventing the temperatures from reaching critical values at all times.
In the power consumption, we see that Sapphire doesn't make the maximum allowed by AMD according to their reference specifications (245 watts) available to the card tested here. To be specific, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT can consume a maximum of 230 watts. Compared to Nvidia, AMD still has a lower efficiency, although we see a significant improvement compared to the RDNA2. In the direct comparison to an AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, the efficiency was improved by about 20%. We now don't see 400 watts in our consumption measurements of the test system anymore. We measure the highest value during gaming at 384 watts, and during the stress test our measurement device only shows 365 watts.
The manufacturer still recommends using a power supply with at least 700 watts for the Sapphire Pulse Radeon AMD RX 7700 XT.
Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Idle: 86.5 W) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (Idle: 86.4 W) | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (Idle: 84.6 W) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (Idle: 88.9 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition (Idle: 111.39 W) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X |
Power Consumption / FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor) | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Idle: 86.5 W) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (Idle: 84.6 W) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (Idle: 88.9 W) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG (Idle: 86.4 W) | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition (Idle: 111.39 W) | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X |
Power Consumption / Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor) | |
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EX Gamer | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX | |
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4060 1-Click-OC 2X | |
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition | |
XFX Speedster QICK 308 Radeon RX 7600 Black Edition | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG | |
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG | |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption With External Monitor
Pros
Cons
Verdict - A good graphics card but not a miracle in efficiency
With the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT together with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, AMD currently offers three graphics cards in their portfolio that are advertised for 1,440p gaming. However, our performance tests also show that the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT doesn't always reach the average 60 fps that are desirable. In newer games that increasingly also use the raytracing features, things become even more difficult, forcing the user to reduce the resolution by one step. We see the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT more in the 1,080p area, and the graphics card handles that with aplomb, reaching three-digit frame rates most of the time.
Although the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT allows you to play all games in 1,440p, in the long run you will be happier with the graphics card in the Full-HD area.
If we only look at the current market prices, the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT competes with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB. In the direct comparison, the AMD graphics card beats the 16-GB model from the green-colored corner, even though the efficiency is significantly more attractive with team "Green." With 12 GB of VRAM, AMD offers a good purchase argument for the Radeon RX 7700 XT, since for an Nvidia, you have to shell out significantly more if you want more than 8 GB of VRAM, without getting a higher performance in the end. Only if you add raytracing, Nvidia is able to score with the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, beating the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.
Those who currently still use an AMD Radeon RX 6700 or RX 6750 XT might still want to wait for another generation or switch to one of the two high-end models of the AMD graphics cards. We should also mention the modern connections with DisplayPort 2.1 as a real additional value, though. However, there are currently still only few displays that offer native support for this feature.
Price and Availability
The Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is currently available from Amazon for $450 or from NewEgg for the same price.
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.