GK106S vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	34	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.10	no data
Architecture	RDNA 3	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Navi 32	GK106S
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$443 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3456	768
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2544 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	28,100 million	2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	245 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	549.5	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	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	18000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	432.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

NVENC	no data	1st Gen
PureVideo HD	no data	VP5

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.7	6.5 (5.1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.175
CUDA	no data	3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

5 nm

28 nm

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