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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
AMD Radeon VII

MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 vs AMD Radeon VII. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2021
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
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2019
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AMD Radeon VII
AMD Radeon VII

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 or AMD Radeon VII? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 has a base frequency of 1.626 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2021.

AMD Radeon VII has a base frequency of 1.4 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in 2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1555 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    1.626 GHz left arrow 1.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1669 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1700 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1427 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1754 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2119 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2233 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1971 place
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AMD Radeon VII
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  • More memory

    100% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon VII GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    927 place

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
AMD Radeon VII AMD Radeon VII
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and AMD Radeon VII, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6600 left arrow AMD Radeon VII
  • Execution Units
    28 left arrow 60
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 23 XL left arrow Vega 20 XT
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Shader
    1792 left arrow 3840
  • Texture Units
    112 left arrow 240
  • Architecture
    - left arrow GCN 5.1
  • Compute Units
    - left arrow 60
  • Manufacturer Board Type
    - left arrow Desktop / Component
  • Manufacturer Family
    - left arrow Radeon RX
  • Manufacturer Series
    - left arrow Radeon RX Vega Series
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Bandwidth
    224 GB/s left arrow 1024 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    128 bit left arrow 4096 bit
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1750 MHz left arrow 1000 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 4 Gbps
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    1626 MHz left arrow 1400 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2491 MHz left arrow 1750 MHz
  • Game Clock
    2044 MHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow -
Thermal Management

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

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    110 °C left arrow -
  • TDP
    132 W left arrow 300 W
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 750 W (PSU recommendation)
  • Typical Board Power
    - left arrow 300 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and AMD Radeon VII.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort 1.4a left arrow -
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow -
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1 left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x8 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow -
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
  • DisplayPort capabilities
    - left arrow 1.4 HDR
  • HDMI capabilities
    - left arrow 4K60 Support
Technical data

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

  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12.1
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow -
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    128 mm left arrow -
  • Length
    238 mm left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow -
  • Weight
    621 g left arrow -
  • Width
    39 mm left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon VII and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow -
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow 2019
  • Manufacturer
    - left arrow AMD

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1

More results: 37

AMD Radeon VII

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and AMD Radeon VII.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

8.93 TFLOPS
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
13.44 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon VII

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