Radeon RX 6700 XT — Benchmarks & Specs
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Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 6700 XT?
At 1440p (Ultra), the Radeon RX 6700 XT averages 135 fps in Hitman 3, per TheFPSReview. For local LLM inference it generates 711.0 tokens/sec running qwen3:8b at Q8_0 under llama.cpp, per LocalLLaMA. In PassMark G3D Mark it scores 19,732 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Radeon RX 6700 XT is a graphics card from the RDNA 2 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 8+ Amazon listings, 10 synthetic benchmark results, 9 community AI inference reports, 14 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 6700 XT, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | Ultra Native | 190 fps | 165 fps | TechPowerUp 2021-01-25 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1080p | Ultra | 180 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1440p | Ultra | 135 fps | — | TheFPSReview 2021-03-17 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1080p | Ultra | 132 fps | — | AlkTech 2022-08-08 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1440p | Ultra | 129 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| F1 2020 | 1440p | Max | 124 fps | — | TheFPSReview 2021-06-22 | |
| Gears 5 | 1080p | Ultra | 111 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| Control | 1080p | Ultra | 109 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| The Division 2 | 1080p | Ultra | 105 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| Gears 5 | 1440p | Ultra | 101 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| Far Cry 6 | 1080p | Ultra | 98 fps | — | AlkTech 2022-08-08 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1440p | Ultra | 93 fps | — | The FPS Review 2021-06-22 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1080p | Ultra High | 93 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 | |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1080p | Ultra | 93 fps | — | KitGuru 2021-03-17 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3:8b | Q8_0 llama.cpp | 711.0 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-03-27 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 83.9 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879 2024-12-18 | |
| llama-2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 83.9 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussions 2024-12-18 | |
| llama2:7b | Q4_0 llama.cpp | 83.9 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879 2024-06-01 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 83.9 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussions 2025-01-08 | |
| llama3.2:1b | q4_K_M ollama | 64.3 tok/s | — | LocalScore 2024-10-01 | |
| codellama | — ollama | 56.3 tok/s | — | Ollama GitHub PR #814 2023-11-11 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M ollama | 16.4 tok/s | — | LocalScore 2024-10-01 | |
| qwen2.5:14b | q4_K_M ollama | 15.7 tok/s | — | LocalScore 2024-10-01 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark G3D Mark | 19,732 points | PassMark Software 2026-04-28 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 19,730 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,000 pts | TechPowerUp 2021-01-25 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,779 points | The FPS Review 2021-06-22 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,779 points | TheFPSReview 2021-06-22 | |
| 3DMark Port Royal | 5,839 points | The FPS Review 2021-06-22 | |
| 3DMark Port Royal | 5,839 points | TheFPSReview 2021-06-22 | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad | 2,667 points | HWBot 2024-06-09 | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad | 2,425 points | UL Benchmarks 2023-10-01 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,311 points | 3DMark 2022-12-01 |
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