MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AMD Radeon RX 6600
• GPU Chip
  GP107-300-A1 Navi 23 XL
• Execution units
  5 28
• Shader
  640 1792
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Texture Units
  40 112

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

• Memory Size
  2 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.777 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  114 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.354 GHz 1.626 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.556 GHz+ 7 % 2.491 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.531 GHz 2.044 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  75 W 132 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 140 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

• 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
  3 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  229 mm 193 mm
• Height
  131 mm 120 mm
• Width
  39 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  527 g 710 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and MSI GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X 2G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q4/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  14 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11310-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet