AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Big Navi slims down and speeds up
Catch it if you can—the Radeon RX 6700 XT is not only super-fast, it’s also difficult to find.
SO FAR, AMD’s Big Navi (aka RDNA2) line-up has focused on the heavyweight end of the spectrum, but that all changes with the Navi 22 GPU and the RX 6700 XT. Take a brawny GPU with 80 compute units, and tell it to go work out and get down to half that size, and you end up with a smaller chip that happens to clock exceptionally well.
Building a fast graphics card involves striking a balance between many competing goals. Larger chips perform better, but they also cost a lot more and use more power. Crank up the clock speeds on a beefy chip and you’ll end up with extreme temperature requirements. AMD has learned a lot over the past several generations, and while Navi 22 might not be the sleekest kid on the track, it has some seriously tuned engine performance.