SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 vs MSI GeForce RTX 3080. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 and MSI GeForce RTX 3080, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  RDNA 3 Ampere
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
• GPU Chip
  Navi 33 XL GA102
• Render Output Units
  64 112
• RT Cores
  32 70
• Shader
  2048 8960
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  32 70
• Texture Units
  128 280

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  288 GB/s 912 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 384 bit
• Memory Clock
  2250 MHz 1188 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  18 Gbps 19 Gbps
• Memory Size
  8 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1770 MHz + 3% 1260 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2755 MHz + 4% 1905 MHz + 11%
• Game Clock
  2355 MHz + 5% 1890 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 93 °C
• TDP
  185 W+ 12 % 390 W+ 11 %
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 and MSI GeForce RTX 3080.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1a 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

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

• Height
  107 mm 140 mm
• Length
  240 mm 336 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 1903 g
• Width
  44 mm 61 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3080 and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  269 $ (Reference) 699 $ (Reference)
• Part Number
  11324-01-20G -
• Process Technology
  6 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2023 Q1/2022