MSI GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING 6G vs SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING 6G and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
• Execution Units
  30 32
• GPU Chip
  TU106 Navi 23 XT
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Shader
  1920 2048
• Texture Units
  120 128

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  336 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1365 MHz 1968 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1680 MHz 2607 MHz + 1%
• Game Clock
  - 2428 MHz + 3%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 110 °C
• TDP
  160 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  - 180 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING 6G and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 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
  No LED lighting Addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No 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
  129 mm 119 mm
• Length
  247 mm 240 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  957 g -
• Width
  52 mm 45 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING 6G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - 11309-01-20G
• Process Technology
  12 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q3/2021