MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 12GB GDDR6

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 12GB GDDR6

MSI
50 Overall Score
vs
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

ZOTAC
92 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 12GB GDDR6

78 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT is widely praised for its excellent value at 1440p gaming, quiet fans, and good thermal performance. However, a few users reported early failures like a dead port or power issues, and some received damaged packaging. Overall, it's a solid mid-range card for the price, especially for 1080p and 1440p gaming.

Pros
  • Excellent value for 1440p gaming
  • Quiet fans with Zero Frozr technology
  • Good thermal performance (under 70°C)
  • Solid 1080p performance at ultra settings
  • Dual fan design fits small cases
Cons
  • Early failure reported (dead port, power issues)
  • Damaged packaging upon delivery
  • Large and heavy card may need support bracket
  • Occasional crashing with specific games (Conan Exiles)
  • Slow shipping (10 days reported)
👍 Value for money 6
👍 Gaming performance 8
👍 Thermal performance 4
👍 Noise level 3
👎 Reliability 3
👎 Packaging 2

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Scores

Gaming 1080p
MSI
49
ZOTAC
95
Gaming 1440p
MSI
49
ZOTAC
94
Ray Tracing
MSI
48
ZOTAC
93
Gaming 4k
MSI
44
ZOTAC
93
Content Creation
MSI
39
ZOTAC
90
Budget
MSI
60
ZOTAC
83
Workstation
MSI
41
ZOTAC
79
Ai Llm
MSI
38
ZOTAC
75

Specifications

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECHZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 6700 XTGeForce RTX 5070 Ti
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 2Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process75★
Memory
VRAM12 GB16 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
192
256
Bandwidth
448
896
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
8,960
Stream Processors
2,560
No data
Tensor CoresNo data
280
RT Cores—70★
Base Clock
1,465
2,480
Boost Clock
2,622
2,482
FP16 TFLOPS15.89999961853027343.939998626708984★
FP32 TFLOPS7.94899988174438543.939998626708984★
Performance
PassMark G3D
14,266
32,373
GPU Compute
6,454
18,296
Power & Cooling
TDP230★300
Recommended PSU450★750
Power Connectors8-pin x 21 x 16-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
Interface—PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort33
HDMI11
Max Displays—4★
Max Resolution7680x43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length247★304
Slot Width—2★
Form Factor—ATX
Weight0.80 kg★1.72 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingRadeon Image Sharpening, FidelityFXDLSS 4
AV1 Encode—✓★
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 12GB GDDR6

  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)
  • Below average efficiency (23rd percentile)
  • Below average compute (29th percentile)
  • Below average raster (33rd percentile)
  • Below average rt (34th percentile)

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Below average affordability (22nd percentile)

Pricing

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 12GB GDDR6 is MX$20,785 cheaper (1.9x less).

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 12GB GDDR6

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7 Black

Verdict

★ Winner: ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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