MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 23 XT
• Execution units
  20 32
• Shader
  2560 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  160 128

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.264 GHz 2 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 1.968 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.911 GHz+ 10 % 2.589 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.873 GHz 2.359 GHz

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

• TDP
  180 W 160 W

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

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
  No Decode

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2021
• Structure size
  16 nm 7 nm