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NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT: Comparison
NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT separate most on vram: NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 8 GB, AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT at 12 GB, 33% in favour of AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT. Boost Clock splits them by another 33%, again favouring AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT. They match on tier, memory type and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 2,764 against 2,084 for the AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT, a lead of 25%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 30 | Radeon RX 7000 |
| Board Partner | Gigabyte | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 8 GB-33% | 12 GB |
| Tier | Mainstream | Mainstream |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1740 MHz-33% | 2599 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 200 W | 245 W-22% |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA104) | RDNA 3 (Navi 32) |
| Card Length | 262 mm | 285 mm-9% |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2.5-25% |
| MSRP | 399 | 449 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid mainstream pick if its price and 8GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid mainstream pick if its price and 12GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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