MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XL Navi 24
• Execution units
  28 16
• Shader
  1792 1024
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Texture Units
  112 64

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 2.25 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  224 GB/s 144 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 64 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.626 GHz 2.200 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.491 GHz 2.825 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.044 GHz 2.685 GHz+ 3 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  132 W 130 W+ 21 %
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  110 °C 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 2
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 1x 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 No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode No

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

• Length
  238 mm 194 mm
• Height
  128 mm 107 mm
• Width
  39 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  621 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 4
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q1/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11314-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet