Radeon RX 7700S vs RX 7950 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 111 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.11 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 31 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year 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 | 5376 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 57,700 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,008 | 320.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 64.51 TFLOPS | 20.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 192 | 64 |
| TMUs | 336 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 84 | 32 |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 276 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 20 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 800.0 GB/s | 288.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 20 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 100 Watt |
RX 7950 XT has a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
RX 7700S, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 7950 XT and Radeon RX 7700S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 7950 XT is a desktop card while Radeon RX 7700S is a notebook 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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