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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2021
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5

What's the best choice ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 or Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 has a maximum frequency of 1.626 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2021.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has a maximum frequency of 1.469 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1945 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    1.626 GHz left arrow 1.469 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1617 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1556 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1749 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2148 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2251 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1960 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1694 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2383 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1994 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2357 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2310 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2243 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1827 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2279 place

Specifications

Technical data
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6600 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 590
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 23 XL left arrow Polaris 30
  • Execution units
    28 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    1792 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    112 left arrow 144
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    1.75 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    224 GB/s left arrow 256 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    128 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.626 GHz left arrow 1.469 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.491 GHz left arrow 1.545 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.064 GHz+ 1 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    132 W left arrow 225 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow 235 W
  • Tjunction max
    110 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow 2 x 95 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    37 dB left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 2x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4a left arrow 2x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow 1
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    243 mm left arrow 230 mm
  • Height
    134 mm left arrow 125 mm
  • Width
    49 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 and ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 8 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow 11289-06
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
8.93
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
7.12
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
54 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
40 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
34 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
24 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
29 MH/s
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
27 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
56 MH/s
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
74 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
15 MH/s
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
12 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
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