AMD Radeon RX 6700M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Comparison

# NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 6700M

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 6700M represent two distinct approaches to high-end mobile graphics. The benchmark data shows a decisive performance advantage for the NVIDIA part across every recorded workload, with the RTX 3070 Ti winning all 10 head-to-head comparisons. The average benchmark score for the RTX 3070 Ti is 29,945, placing it in the 75th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 6700M averages 25,633, landing in the 71st percentile.

The RTX 3070 Ti leads by margins ranging from 40% to 123.5%, depending on the test. Its largest single win comes in the Passmark GPU Compute test, where it scores 11,601 against 5,191 for the AMD part, a 123.5% advantage. The smallest win is in Passmark DirectX 12, where the NVIDIA card posts a 40% higher score (91 vs 65). These results are consistent across synthetic workloads, API tests, and compute-oriented benchmarks.

FAQ

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti compare to the AMD Radeon RX 6700M in overall performance?

A: Based on the average benchmark score across all recorded tests, the RTX 3070 Ti scores 29,945 points compared to 25, 633 for the RX 6700M, a 16.8% higher average, which places it in the 75th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two?

A: The largest delta is in the PassMark GPU Compute test, where the RTX 3070 Ti scores 11, 601 versus 5,191 for the RX 6700M, a 123.5% advantage. This suggests a significant compute-heavy workload advantage for the NVIDIA part.

Q: Are there any tests where the AMD card wins?

A: No. Across all 10 recorded benchmarks, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti wins every comparison, with deltas ranging from 40% to 123.5%. The RX 6700M does not beat the RTX 3070 Ti in any single workload.

Q: How consistent is the NVIDIA lead across different types of benchmarks?

A: The lead is consistent. It spans rasterization, compute, and synthetic workloads. For example, in 3DMark Steel Nomad, the RTX 3070 Ti scores 3,478 versus 1,845, a 88.5% lead. In Geekbench Vulkan, the lead is 53.7% (139,541 versus 90,816).

Q: What do the closest results look like?

A: The closest result is in the PassMark DirectX 11 test, where the RTX 3070 Ti scores 192 versus 129 for the RX 6700M, a 48.8% lead. Even the narrowest margin is substantial.

The Verdict

From a pure performance standpoint, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the clear winner. The data shows a 40% to 123% advantage across every tested workload. The RX 6700M is not competitive in any benchmark category. In the 75th percentile overall, the RTX 3070 Ti is the better positioned product for high-end mobile graphics. The RX 6700M is not the recommended choice in any of the recorded tests.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head results are unambiguous. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad test, the RTX 3070 Ti scores 3,478, while the RX 6700M scores 1,845, a difference of 88.5%. In Geekbench OpenCL, the gap is 54.1% (119,718 vs 77,666). Vulkan shows 53.7% in favor of NVIDIA (139,541 versus 90,816). The DirectX 10 test shows 155 versus 92, a 68.5% lead for the RTX 3070 Ti.

DirectX 11 results put the NVIDIA at 192 versus 129, a 48.8% lead. DirectX 12 shows a 40% margin (91 versus 65). The DirectX 9 workload shows a 68.4% difference (261 versus 155). The 2D test shows 90.1% (1055 versus 555). The 3D test shows 72.5% (23,356 versus 13,536). The GPU Compute test shows 123.5% (11,601 versus 5,191). Every single test, from rasterization to compute, confirms the same conclusion: the RTX 3070 Ti is thoroughly faster.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in almost every recorded architectural and specification field. The RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, fabricated on Samsung 8nm process. The RX 6700M uses the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 22 chip, made on a 7nm process at TSMC.

The NVIDIA part uses 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, giving a density of 44.4 million per mm². The AMD card uses 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die, yielding a higher density of 51.3 million per mm².

Memory configs are quite different. The RTX 3070 Ti uses 8GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. The RX 6700M uses 10GB of GDDR6 memory on 160-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 320.0 GB/s. Clock speeds are also different: the NVIDIA base clock is 1,575 MHz with a 1,770 MHz boost, while the AMD base is 1,489 MHz and boosts to 2,400 MHz.

The NVIDIA card has 6,144 shading units, 192 texture units, 96 ROPs, and 48 ray tracing cores. The AMD has 2,304 shading units, 144 texture units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 3070 Ti also has 192 tensor cores, which the RX 6700M does not have. The pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s versus 153.6 GPixel/s for the RX. Texture rate is 339.8 GTexel/s versus 345.6 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is rated at 21.75 TFLOPS for the RTX, versus 11.06 TFLOPS for the RX. The FP16 rating for the RTX is 21.75 TFLOPS (1:1), and the RX quotes 22.12 TFLOPS (2:1).

The NVIDIA card has a dual-slot width and requires a single 12-pin power connector. The RX 6700M is an integrated GPU with no power connectors. The NVIDIA uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Display outputs are one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a on the NVIDIA; the AMD outputs are portable device dependent.

Architecture Differences

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the Ampere architecture card. The Radeon RX 6700M is RDNA 2.0. The latter has a higher transistor density (51.3M/mm² versus 44.4M/mm²). However, the RTX 3070 Ti includes 192 tensor cores and 48 ray tracking cores, while the RX 6700M has no tensor or ray-accelerating hardware.

The memory technology is split: GDDR6X on NVIDIA, GDDR6 on AMD. The NVIDIA card has a faster memory clock (1,188 MHz effective 19 Gbps) versus the 16 Gbps effective (2,000 MHz) of the RX. The NVIDIA has a narrower memory bus, 256-bit versus 160-bit, but overall achieves 608.3 GB/s memory bandwidth using the GDDR6X architecture.

The API support is largely identical: DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 on the NVIDIA; DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 on the AMD.

Where Each One Wins

Looking strictly at the benchmark data, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti wins in every category. The biggest win is in GPU compute workloads, with a 123.5% advantage. In 3D rendering, 3DMark Steel Nomad, the NVIDIA is 88.5% faster. It has a 90.1% lead in 2D graphics. In DirectX 9, the lead is 68.4%. The pattern is clear: the RTX 3070 Ti has a strong and consistent lead.

The RX 6700M has no single point of victory in the recorded tests. The closest it gets is the DirectX12 test, 40% behind. The RX 6700M is best suited for less demanding tasks, but the data does not place it ahead in any workload.