Review: Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT Nitro+

Conclusion

Sapphire's Nitro+ makeover of the new-fangled Radeon RX 6700 XT is exactly what you'd expect.

Adopting a tried-and-trusted design, the 2.5-slot card takes AMD's lean 336mm² Navi 22 die and wraps it in a well-built, triple-fan arrangement that looks the part while delivering ultra-low temperatures and whisper-quiet acoustics when gaming.

There's plenty to appreciate in terms of implementation, yet the RX 6700 XT doesn't stand out alongside similarly-priced GeForce competitors, and falls someway short of the next-rung RX 6800, which offers 50 per cent more compute units for a modest 20 per cent increase in MSRP. That differential puts overclocked and custom-cooled RX 6700 XT cards in a quandary, and when stock levels are restored to some semblance of normality, it will be difficult to make a case for QHD cards priced in excess of £500.

Bottom line: RX 6700 XT is a solid but not spectacular addition to the RDNA 2 line-up, and few partner cards will be as robustly built as Sapphire's Nitro+.

Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT Nitro+

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