GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G (rev. 2.0) vs MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G (rev. 2.0) and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 6600
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 Navi 23 XL
• Execution units
  80 28
• Shader
  5120 1792
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Texture Units
  320 112

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G (rev. 2.0) and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.950 GHz+ 7 % 1.626 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.335 GHz+ 4 % 2.491 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.135 GHz+ 6 % 2.044 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  300 W 132 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G (rev. 2.0) and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 110 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  1 x 100 mm --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  36 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x 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
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  322 mm 238 mm
• Height
  140 mm 128 mm
• Width
  60 mm 39 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 621 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G (rev. 2.0).

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  GV-R69XTAORUS M-16GD --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet