RX 6700 XT 12 GB for Blender
RDNA 2.0 GPU aimed at mid-sized Blender scenes, everyday rendering, and strong value without flagship pricing.
Last updated: October 19, 2026
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$499.99
Checked Oct 19, 2026
- Blender scoreBlender Cycles score
- 1,621
- 7.2× slower than
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Meets Blender’s recommended VRAM
- Released
- 2021
- Render support
- OpenCL
- Power draw (TDP)
- 230 W
- System PSU
- 650 W
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureRDNA 2.0
- RT cores40
- Stream processors2560
- Compute units40
- Ray accelerators40
- Boost frequency2581 MHz
Memory
- TypeGDDR6
- Bandwidth384 GB/s
- Bus width192-bit
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock2581 MHz
- Base clock2321 MHz
- Process size7 nm
- GPU chipNavi 22
Power & PSU sources
GPU power ratings
Typical Board Power (Desktop): 230 W · Typical board power
Manufacturer: AMD reference specifications ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
TDP: 230 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
System power supply
Minimum PSU Recommendation: 650 W
Manufacturer: AMD reference specifications ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
Suggested PSU: 550 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
Third-party source suggestion; not the manufacturer’s minimum system requirement.
GPU power ratings and whole-system PSU recommendations measure different things. Check the exact card and the source’s system assumptions.
RX 6700 XT 12 GB Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 5.2.0 · HIP · 16 runs
About these estimates
Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.
Is RX 6700 XT 12 GB good for Blender?
A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.
What stands out
- Longer render waits; consider when rendering time is a lower priority.
Who should choose it
- RDNA 2.0 GPU aimed at mid-sized Blender scenes, everyday rendering, and strong value without flagship pricing.
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