Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS vs MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
• GPU Chip
  TU106 Navi 24
• Execution units
  30 16
• Shader
  1920 1024
• Render Output Units
  48 32
• Texture Units
  120 64

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 2.25 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 144 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 64 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.365 GHz 2.200 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.830 GHz+ 9 % 2.825 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.685 GHz+ 3 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  190 W+ 19 % 107 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 2
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4a 1x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  235 mm 172 mm
• Height
  112 mm 112 mm
• Width
  -- 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 452 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC and Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Phoenix GS.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 4
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  426018336-4313 --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet