MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech vs ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6600 XT OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech and ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6600 XT OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 10 XLE Navi 23 XT
• Execution units
  36 32
• Shader
  2304 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  144 128

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech and ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6600 XT OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.130 GHz 2.000 GHz+ 2 %
• Boost Clock
  1.560 GHz 2.607 GHz+ 1 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.375 GHz 2.448 GHz+ 4 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  160 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  195 W 175 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech and ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6600 XT OC.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 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
  No LED lighting ASUS Aura Sync

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 / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode

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

• Length
  231 mm 243 mm
• Height
  127 mm 134 mm
• Width
  46 mm 52 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  790 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6600 XT OC and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q3/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- ROG-STRIX-RX6600XT-O8G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet