Radeon RX 6700 vs R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) with Radeon RX 6700, including specs and performance data.

R7 (Bristol Ridge)
2016
12 Watt
1.95

RX 6700 outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by a whopping 2469% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking89758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.0219.95
ArchitectureGCN 1.2 (2016)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBristol RidgeNavi 22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)9 June 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5122304
Core clock speedno data1941 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2450 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rateno data352.8
Floating-point processing powerno data11.29 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data10 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data320.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1.95
RX 6700 50.10
+2469%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 (Bristol Ridge) 754
RX 6700 19326
+2463%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD13
−2208%
300−350
+2208%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2400%
200−210
+2400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2400%
150−160
+2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−2253%
400−450
+2253%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−2400%
250−260
+2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−2329%
850−900
+2329%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2400%
200−210
+2400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2400%
150−160
+2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−2253%
400−450
+2253%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−2400%
250−260
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−2233%
350−400
+2233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−2329%
850−900
+2329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2400%
200−210
+2400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2400%
150−160
+2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−2253%
400−450
+2253%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−2400%
250−260
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2400%
300−310
+2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−2329%
850−900
+2329%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−2400%
150−160
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−2445%
280−290
+2445%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%

This is how R7 (Bristol Ridge) and RX 6700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 is 2208% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.95 50.10
Recency 1 June 2016 9 June 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 175 Watt

R7 (Bristol Ridge) has 1358.3% lower power consumption.

RX 6700, on the other hand, has a 2469.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
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