AMD Radeon RX 6700 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data presents a clear split between these two cards. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 wins every shared benchmark in the database, taking all three head-to-head tests. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X does not win a single recorded comparison between the two.

The RX 6700’s dominance is not marginal. In Geekbench Metal, it scores 122223 against the GTX TITAN X’s 18723, a gap of 84.7%. In OpenCL, the RX 6700 posts 97841 versus 41471, a 57.6% advantage. The closest contest is Vulkan, where the RX 6700’s 83974 beats the GTX TITAN X’s 49397 by 41.2%. These are not close calls; the AMD card is decisively ahead in every measured API workload.

Looking at the broader database percentiles, the GTX TITAN X sits at the 80th percentile among all GPUs, while the RX 6700 sits at the 75th. This is a curious inversion: the older card ranks higher in the overall distribution, yet loses every direct comparison. The explanation lies in the benchmark mix. The GTX TITAN X’s average score of 36530 is buoyed by its three recorded tests, all of which are Geekbench workloads where it performs relatively well against the wider GPU population. The RX 6700’s average of 30433 is dragged down by its Passmark results, which include lower scores in DirectX 9 (250), DirectX 12 (71), and 2D graphics (936). The RX 6700’s nearest rivals (NVIDIA CMP 70HX at 30476, Tesla M60 at 30490, RX 6800 at 30095) all cluster within 1.6% of its average, suggesting the Passmark suite compresses scores differently than Geekbench.

The GTX TITAN X’s nearest rivals tell a different story. The AMD Radeon RX 5300M matches it at 36529 (0% delta), the NVIDIA T1000 trails by 0.7%, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 leads by 1.7%. These are all workstation or mobile-class parts, not gaming cards. The data implies the GTX TITAN X still holds its own in compute-oriented benchmarks, but the RX 6700 is the clear winner in every direct comparison available.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two is generational. The GTX TITAN X uses the GM200 chip on Maxwell 2.0, built on TSMC’s 28 nm process. It packs 8,000 million transistors onto a 601 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 13.3M per mm². The RX 6700 uses Navi 22 on RDNA 2.0, also from TSMC but on 7 nm. It crams 17,200 million transistors into a 335 mm² die, achieving 51.3M per mm². That is nearly four times the transistor density, which explains how the RX 6700 fits more compute capability into a smaller physical package.

The shader configuration differs significantly. The GTX TITAN X has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The RX 6700 has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Despite fewer units, the RX 6700 achieves higher throughput: its pixel rate is 156.8 GPixel/s versus 104.5 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 352.8 GTexel/s versus 209.1 GTexel/s. Clock speeds drive this. The RX 6700 boosts to 2450 MHz, while the GTX TITAN X boosts to 1089 MHz. The newer card’s clocks are more than double the older one’s.

Memory is another major divergence. The GTX TITAN X uses 12 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 336.6 GB/s. The RX 6700 uses 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, delivering 320.0 GB/s. The older card has more capacity and a wider bus, but the newer card’s faster memory (16 Gbps effective versus 7 Gbps) nearly closes the bandwidth gap. The RX 6700 also includes 36 ray tracing cores, a feature the GTX TITAN X lacks entirely. Its FP32 throughput is 11.29 TFLOPS against the GTX TITAN X’s 6.691 TFLOPS, and it offers FP16 at 22.58 TFLOPS (2:1) where the older card has no recorded FP16 capability.

Process node, memory type, ray tracing support, and API level all favor the RX 6700. The GTX TITAN X supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the RX 6700 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both offer OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 6700 uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the GTX TITAN X uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Power draw is lower on the newer card: 175 W versus 250 W, with a suggested PSU of 450 W versus 600 W.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The three recorded head-to-head tests all favor the RX 6700, but the margin varies by workload.

Geekbench Metal shows the widest gap. The RX 6700 scores 122223, the GTX TITAN X scores 18723. The delta is 84.7% in favor of AMD. This is a massive difference, and it suggests the older NVIDIA card is severely disadvantaged in Apple’s Metal API, likely due to its Maxwell architecture lacking modern compute features that Metal exploits.

Geekbench OpenCL narrows the gap but still favors AMD. The RX 6700’s 97841 beats the GTX TITAN X’s 41471 by 57.6%. OpenCL is a cross-vendor standard, so the difference here reflects raw compute capability rather than API optimization. The RX 6700’s 11.29 TFLOPS FP32 against the GTX TITAN X’s 6.691 TFLOPS aligns with this 57.6% gap; the data is consistent.

Geekbench Vulkan is the closest contest. The RX 6700 scores 83974, the GTX TITAN X scores 49397, a 41.2% delta. Vulkan is a low-level API that can mask architectural differences, but the RX 6700’s higher clocks and newer design still pull ahead. The GTX TITAN X’s 49397 in Vulkan is actually its best Geekbench result, suggesting Maxwell handles Vulkan better than Metal, but it is still not enough to challenge RDNA 2.0.

The RX 6700 also has additional benchmark records not shared with the GTX TITAN X. Its Passmark G3D score is 18931, and its Passmark GPU Compute score is 8240. The GTX TITAN X has no Passmark results in the database. This means the RX 6700’s average score of 30433 includes these Passmark numbers, while the GTX TITAN X’s average of 36530 is based solely on its three Geekbench scores. The database’s head-to-head section only records the three shared tests, and the RX 6700 wins all of them.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X has an average benchmark score of 36530, while the AMD Radeon RX 6700 averages 30433. Despite this, the RX 6700 wins every shared benchmark in the head-to-head comparison.

Q: How much faster is the RX 6700 in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RX 6700 scores 83974 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 41.2% higher than the GTX TITAN X’s 49397.

Q: Does the GTX TITAN X have ray tracing cores?

A: No. The GTX TITAN X has no ray tracing cores listed, while the RX 6700 has 36 RT cores.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two cards?

A: The GTX TITAN X has a bandwidth of 336.6 GB/s using 12 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus. The RX 6700 has 320.0 GB/s using 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The RX 6700 boosts to 2450 MHz, while the GTX TITAN X boosts to 1089 MHz.

Q: How do their transistor densities compare?

A: The RX 6700 has a transistor density of 51.3M per mm², compared to the GTX TITAN X’s 13.3M per mm².

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every specification field. Process node: 28 nm versus 7 nm, both TSMC. Transistors: 8,000 million versus 17,200 million. Die size: 601 mm² versus 335 mm². Transistor density: 13.3M versus 51.3M per mm².

Base clock: 1000 MHz versus 1941 MHz. Boost clock: 1089 MHz versus 2450 MHz. The RX 6700 also has a game clock of 2174 MHz, which the GTX TITAN X does not list. Memory clock: 1753 MHz (7 Gbps effective) versus 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).

Memory size: 12 GB versus 10 GB. Memory type: GDDR5 versus GDDR6. Bus width: 384 bit versus 160 bit. Bandwidth: 336.6 GB/s versus 320.0 GB/s.

Shading units: 3072 versus 2304. TMUs: 192 versus 144. ROPs: 96 versus 64. RT cores: none versus 36. Pixel rate: 104.5 GPixel/s versus 156.8 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 209.1 GTexel/s versus 352.8 GTexel/s. FP32: 6.691 TFLOPS versus 11.29 TFLOPS. FP16: not listed versus 22.58 TFLOPS (2:1).

TDP: 250 W versus 175 W. Power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin versus 1x 8-pin. Suggested PSU: 600 W versus 450 W. Bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 versus 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

API support: DirectX 12 (12_1) versus DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both have OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. Dimensions are nearly identical: both are 267 mm long, the GTX TITAN X is 111 mm tall and 38 mm wide, the RX 6700 is 110 mm tall and 40 mm wide. Release dates: 2015-03-16 versus 2021-06-08. The GTX TITAN X has a launch MSRP of 999 USD; the RX 6700 has no recorded MSRP.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the AMD Radeon RX 6700 is the faster card in every shared benchmark. Its 84.7% lead in Metal, 57.6% lead in OpenCL, and 41.2% lead in Vulkan are decisive. It also consumes less power (175 W versus 250 W), requires a smaller PSU (450 W versus 600 W), and includes modern features like ray tracing and FP16 support.

The GTX TITAN X’s higher average score (36530 versus 30433) is a statistical artifact of benchmark selection, not a sign of real-world superiority. Its three Geekbench scores are all respectable in the broader database, but none of them come close to the RX 6700 in direct comparison.

Who should pick the GTX TITAN X? Only someone who specifically needs 12 GB of VRAM or a 384-bit memory bus, as those are its only advantages. Even then, the RX 6700’s bandwidth is within 5% (336.6 GB/s versus 320.0 GB/s), and its compute performance is far ahead. The GTX TITAN X is end-of-life, uses an older process node, and lacks modern API features.

Who should pick the RX 6700? Anyone prioritizing raw performance, efficiency, or modern feature support. It wins all recorded benchmarks, has double the FP32 throughput, runs cooler per the TDP figures, and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. The database is unambiguous: the RX 6700 is the superior card in every measured head-to-head test, and the GTX TITAN X’s only consolation is a higher percentile ranking that stems from an incomplete benchmark suite.