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Radeon RX 6700 XT bottleneck & FPS

Ranked 43 of 126 desktop graphics cards in our database (66th percentile). Paired with a Core i3-10100 it lands near 69 fps at 1080p and 14 fps at 4K in a typical AAA title at high settings.

SpecificationsRDNA 2 · 2021
ArchitectureRDNA 2
Shading units2,560
Boost clock2,581 MHz
Memory12 GB
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s
Board power230 W
Released2021
Frame rate by resolutionwith Core i3-10100, high
ResolutionEst. FPSGPU loadLimited by
1920 x 1080 69 98% Balanced
2560 x 1440 41 99% Graphics card
3440 x 1440 31 99% Graphics card
3840 x 2160 14 99% Graphics card
Best matched processors1080p, high

Ranked by how little performance the pairing wastes, not by which processor is fastest. The fastest chip pairs well with everything, which makes it a useless recommendation.

ProcessorEst. FPSUnused
Core i3-10100 69 0.5%
Core i3-10100F 69 0.5%
Ryzen 3 3100 69 0.5%
Core i5-8400 69 1%
Core i5-8500 69 1.4%
Core i5-9400 69 1.4%
Estimated FPS by game1440p, high, Core i3-10100
GameEst. FPSVRAM
Cyberpunk 2077 28 OK
Fortnite 57 OK
Counter-Strike 2 111 OK
Baldur's Gate 3 41 OK
Red Dead Redemption 2 31 OK
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 34 OK

Who a Radeon RX 6700 XT is actually for

This sits in the range where most enthusiast builds land, and it is the range where pairing matters most. Fast enough that a budget processor will hold it back at 1080p; not so fast that it stops caring about resolution. Get the pairing right and very little is wasted.

The sweet spot is 1440p. At that resolution the card is doing enough work to stay busy without the processor needing to be exceptional.

Is 12 GB enough?

At 1440p and high settings, 12 GB clears every title we model with room to spare. Memory is not the constraint on this card, and it is unlikely to become one within its useful life.

Where it sits

Ranked 43 of 126 desktop cards we model. Nearest faster: Radeon RX 6750 XT, Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12GB. Just below: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, Radeon RX 7600 XT. Full method on the methodology page.