MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G vs NVIDIA RTX A5000. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G and NVIDIA RTX A5000, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 -
• Execution Units
  28 64
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XL GA102
• Render Output Units
  64 96
• Shader
  1792 8192
• Texture Units
  112 256
• Architecture
  - Ampere

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  224 GB/s -
• Memory Bus
  128 bit -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 24 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
  1626 MHz 1170 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2491 MHz 1695 MHz
• Game Clock
  2044 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  110 °C -
• TDP
  132 W 230 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G and NVIDIA RTX A5000.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  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
  No Yes
• LED
  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 / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

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

• Height
  128 mm -
• Length
  238 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  605 g -
• Width
  39 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA RTX A5000 and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q3/2021
• Manufacturer
  - NVIDIA