Arctic Sound 2T vs Radeon RX 6700
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 58 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 19.87 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Navi 22 | Arctic Sound |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 June 2021 (3 years ago) | 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 cores | 2304 | 7680 |
| Core clock speed | 1941 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2450 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,200 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 352.8 | 216.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.29 TFLOPS | 13.82 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 120 |
| TMUs | 144 | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 10 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320.0 GB/s | 1.23 TB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 10 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 500 Watt |
RX 6700 has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.
Arctic Sound 2T, on the other hand, has a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6700 and Arctic Sound 2T. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6700 is a desktop card while Arctic Sound 2T is a workstation 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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