After more powerful cards (with Navi 21 GPUs), the Radeon RX 6700 XT is the first graphics card with a smaller Navi 22 core. This means that even Nvidia’s middle class with the RTX 3060 Ti now has competition. The RX 6700 XT fights back hard and can give GeForce a hard time even without active SAM. We haven’t seen such a tight comparison yet, and choosing the right card depends on specific games or non-gaming apps and the ways of use.
Frequency response of sound
Measurements are performed in the TrueRTA application, which records sound in a range of 240 frequencies in the recorded range of 20–20,000 Hz. For the possibility of comparison across articles, we export the dominant frequency from the low (20–200 Hz), medium (201–2,000 Hz) and high (2,001–20,000 Hz) range to standard bar graphs. However, for an even more detailed analysis of the sound expression, it is important to perceive the overall shape of the graph and the intensity of all frequencies/tones.
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in F1 2020@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P) | 100,794 | -75,199 | 1076,347 | -73,483 | 7034,643 | -76,501 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -70,608 | 1107,887 | -82,797 | 7034,643 | -83,730 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -71,611 | 213,574 | -64,261 | 2031,873 | -74,162 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -72,330 | 1076,347 | -75,992 | 4561,401 | -81,229 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -73,926 | 1076,347 | -79,719 | 6267,154 | -85,076 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,759 | 1107,887 | -67,416 | 2091,412 | -75,288 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming | 100,794 | -76,045 | 1107,887 | -77,850 | 7034,643 | -74,423 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -72,991 | 1107,887 | -74,724 | 10848,902 | -76,519 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in SOTTR@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P) | 100,794 | -75,137 | 1107,887 | -75,221 | 5915,406 | -76,482 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -70,764 | 1076,347 | -83,630 | 7034,643 | -81,871 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -71,937 | 213,574 | -64,455 | 2031,873 | -73,841 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 106,787 | -74,468 | 213,574 | -71,307 | 4561,401 | -79,260 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -72,952 | 213,574 | -72,275 | 6267,154 | -84,919 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,603 | 1140,350 | -67,765 | 9665,273 | -80,642 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming (P) | 100,794 | -75,410 | 1076,347 | -72,321 | 7240,773 | -74,199 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -73,170 | 1107,887 | -75,262 | 10848,902 | -75,397 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in CS:GO@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P) | 100,794 | -75,012 | 1107,887 | -73,798 | 5747,006 | -74,232 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -71,442 | 1107,887 | -83,097 | 6267,154 | -82,469 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -72,601 | 213,574 | -64,794 | 2031,873 | -73,810 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 106,787 | -75,721 | 213,574 | -73,423 | 4695,061 | -77,625 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 106,787 | -75,721 | 213,574 | -73,423 | 6267,154 | -82,711 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,103 | 1076,347 | -77,328 | 9665,273 | -77,714 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming (P) | 100,794 | -74,208 | 1076,347 | -70,919 | 7240,773 | -74,402 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -72,346 | 1107,887 | -73,732 | 10848,902 | -72,534 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in Blender (Cycles), Classroom | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P) | Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -75,786 | 1076,347 | -87,229 | 5915,406 | -82,066 |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -70,442 | 987,015 | -89,548 | 6450,796 | -88,958 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -72,605 | 213,574 | -70,007 | 2031,873 | -79,089 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -71,224 | 1076,347 | -85,314 | 5915,406 | -91,953 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -71,224 | 1076,347 | -85,314 | 18245,606 | -90,785 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,136 | 987,015 | -89,041 | 7452,944 | -88,237 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming (P) | 106,787 | -81,541 | 1659,995 | -80,568 | 6834,380 | -77,967 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -72,980 | 1243,561 | -95,235 | 7671,332 | -84,980 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in CS:GO@1080p (coils only) | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P) | 100,794 | -74,670 | 1395,850 | -88,408 | 5747,006 | -70,289 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -73,006 | 2152,695 | -86,379 | 6267,154 | -83,576 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -73,575 | 1974,030 | -90,249 | 6088,740 | -83,145 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 50,397 | -76,126 | 987,015 | -84,836 | 5915,406 | -83,323 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -74,662 | 1317,507 | -81,448 | 6088,740 | -84,631 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -72,013 | 1659,955 | -90,354 | 8863,094 | -84,530 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming (P) | 100,794 | -75,576 | 1140,350 | -81,739 | 9948,487 | -78,734 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -73,272 | 1659,955 | -83,327 | 7452,944 | -76,372 |
