The RX 6700 now also exists for AMD
After being unveiled quietly by Sapphire without AMD making any mention of it, the Radeon RX 6700 is now an officially part of the RX 6000 range, placing itself between the RX 6650 XT and the RX 6700 XT. Recall that this model is equipped with 10 GB of VRAM, 36 CU, 80 MB of Infinity Cache and supports 4K at 120Hz or 8K at 60Hz via HDMI 2.1.Being a small model, the RX 6700 is based on a less powerful graphics chip called "Navi 22 XL": this has fewer CUs, lower operating frequencies and a smaller 160-bit memory bus than the 192-bit one. of RX 6700 XT. Due to the lower specs, the card's TDP also drops, which comes in at 175W as opposed to the 230W of the more powerful model. In addition to HDMI 2.1, the GPU outputs also include three Display Port 1.4.
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Staying on the subject of Radeon, the company has also released new details on the next generation of RDNA 3 GPUs. The new cards seem to aim for energy efficiency, presenting a performance increase per Watt of over 50% compared to current models. You can learn more about the news in our dedicated article.
AMD might be preparing Radeon RX 6700 (non-XT)
Sapphire's custom version spotted
AMD is apparently working on the Radeon RX 6700 (non-XT) SKU which could fill in the gap between the Radeon RX 6650 XT and the RX 6700 XT, at least judging from leaked Sapphire versions of the card.
Initially spotted by Cowcotland, the Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 is a custom version and it does not appear to be an OEM- or China-exclusive SKU.
The Radeon RX 6700 could end up with 36 RDNA2 compute units (CUs) or 2,304 stream processors. The memory configuration is a rather interesting one as it ends up with 10GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit memory interface, or simply, five 16Gbit (2GB) chips.
The GPU on the Sapphire version is clocked at a 2,330MHz game clock with a 2,495MHz GPU Boost, while the memory is clocked at 16Gbps.
The Sapphire version comes with a standard Sapphire Pulse dual-slot, dual-fan cooler, and it needs a single 8-pin PCIe power connector, which means it has a TDP of around 200W.
The new Radeon RX 6700 non-XT is rumored to launch on June 9th with a suggested retail price of €569.
