GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC) vs SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC) and SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Navi 23 KXT (RDNA 2)
• Execution units
  28 32
• Shader
  3584 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 128

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

• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 17.5 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 280 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC) and SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 2.055 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.792 GHz+ 1 % 2.635 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz 2.410 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 176 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC) and SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  258 mm 240 mm
• Height
  126 mm 120 mm
• Width
  42 mm 45 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 6650 XT and GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC).

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  8 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  36NOL7MD1VOC 11319-03-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet