AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  RDNA 2 -
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6600
• Compute Units
  16 -
• Execution Units
  16 28
• GPU Chip
  Navi 24 Navi 23 XL
• Ray Accelerators
  16 -
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Shader
  1024 1792
• Texture Units
  64 112

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

• Infinity Cache
  16 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  144 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  64 bit 128 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  18 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2250 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  2200 MHz 1626 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2815 MHz 2491 MHz
• Game Clock
  2650 MHz 2044 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

• System Power Supply
  400 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  107 W 132 W
• Typical Board Power
  113 W -
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 110 °C
• TDP (up)
  - 140 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Version
  1.4a -
• HDMI Version
  HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL -
• Max. Displays
  2 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  1x6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.1
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12.2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• LED
  - No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  - 120 mm
• Length
  - 193 mm
• Slot Size
  - 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 710 g
• Width
  - 40 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

• Manufacturer
  AMD -
• Process Technology
  6 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  2022-01-19 Q4/2021
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - 11310-01-20G