GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 6600
• Execution Units
  28 28
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Navi 23 XL
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  3584 1792
• Texture Units
  112 112

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  360 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1875 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
  1320 MHz 1626 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1807 MHz + 2% 2491 MHz
• Game Clock
  1777 MHz 2044 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 110 °C
• TDP
  170 W 132 W
• TDP (up)
  180 W+ 6 % 140 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  439 $ -
• Part Number
  GV-N3060EAGLE OC-12GD 11310-01-20G
• Process Technology
  8 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2021