Comparing MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G vs ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR

Video card assessment by generation and group The more advanced and efficient the model, the higher the video card model. Higher generation video cards are usually more efficient and have modern ram. Keep track of the number of shaders (the more the better). In our case, MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 LHR
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 GA104-302-A1
• Execution units
  80 46
• Shader
  5120 5888
• Render Output Units
  128 96
• Texture Units
  320 184

Memory storage performance has been compared between the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR video cards. The more Memory a graphic card has, the faster the GPU can do operations. This sector is taken into account in the evaluation ranking outcomes. Take into account the amount of ram, the kind of ram, and the ram bus bandwidth. The greater the sum of these figures, the faster and more efficient the video card.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 14 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let´s begin with a comparison of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR´s basic clock speeds. The quicker the GPU boots up and turbos, the more productive and efficient it is in games and industrial uses. This component influences the overall gameplay of the video card. The video card with the greatest clock frequency performance will win.

• Base Clock
  1.925 GHz+ 5 % 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.425 GHz+ 8 % 1.845 GHz+ 7 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.235 GHz+ 11 % 1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Now let examine the thermal performance of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR video cards. Temperature control (TDP) is an important indicator. The more advanced the computational burden, the more difficult it is to cool the graphics chipset.

• TDP
  300 W 220 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

The vast majority of graphics chipset cooling options are dynamic, with cooling systems via aluminum or copper radiators being less common. Here examines and compares the various forms of cooling used by companies. In our case, MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 2 x 120 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  34 dB --

Technical information on the various connections provided for connecting your video card MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G or ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR to remote systems. Details and a review of video cards depending on the number of HDMI ports, in addition to the variation in the largest amount of displays that may be attached, are available below.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G vs. ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR video cards evaluated in terms of the fastest possible display settings, DirectX versions, and backlight options.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

The following video formats are available by the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR video cards: This data has no bearing on the average performance rating.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

This table compares the size, height, cost, and number of PCIe ports on your system of the video cards MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G with ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR. Choose a video card that fits within your pc casing.

• Length
  324 mm 310 mm
• Height
  141 mm 147 mm
• Width
  55 mm 88 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 5 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1581 g --

You can examine the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua OC Edition LHR video cards´ publication date, CPU production technique, and PCIe network model available.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q4/2021
• Structure size
  7 nm 8 nm
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet