[Hardware] Images Surface of Asus' Radeon RX 6700 XT Cards Ahead of Launch

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Not long to wait!

 

 

AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT announcement is still a few days away, but it seems that Videocardz has managed to source images of the latest cards from Asus. Until we get the official announcement on March 3rd, take this news with a grain of salt.

 

We believe the Radeon RX 6700 to be on the Navi 22 GPU with 40 CUs, and 2,560 Stream Processors, and 12GB of GDDR6 memory. Basically, this card should be the RDNA2 replacement for the last-gen RX 5700 XT. As such, it should have a much lower TDP than its higher-tiered brethren, giving AIB partners such as Asus more wiggle room to develop more compact coolers for this GPU.

 

Radeon RX 6700 XT TUF Gaming

 

However, it seems Asus went all out on the 6700 XT TUF Gaming. The card looks almost identical to the RX 6800 variant with a width approaching three PCI-e slots and a beefy triple fan heatsink. Aesthetically both cards share the TUF Gaming logo at the top right and the "tire track" design flowing down the middle of the card, as well as on the bottom right and top left edges.

 

But unlike the 6800, Videocardz says the 6700 XT TUF Gaming has a different heatpipe layout and a narrower PCB compared to other TUF Gaming Radeon cards. As well as a 6-pin + 8-pin layout for the supplementary power connectors. This means that the RX 6700 XT should have the lowest TDP so far of any RDNA2 GPU, which should help keep thermals and acoustics low.

 

The RX 6700 XT Dual, is presumably a cheaper dual-fan option for the new GPU. The card has a near 3-slot width like its bigger brother, and is aesthetically similar to other Dual cards from Asus; with the multi-toned black trim, plus the silver/purple accents to the top of the card. The RX 6700 XT Dual will feature the same supplementary power configuration as the TUF with a single 6-pin and a single 8-pin.