MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G V1 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G V1 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G V1 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.968 GHz 1.130 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.589 GHz 1.620 GHz+ 4 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.359 GHz 1.560 GHz+ 13 %
• 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
• 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 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G V1 and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 34 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 39 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• 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 / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No

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

• Length
  215 mm 231 mm
• Height
  128 mm 123 mm
• Width
  42 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  728 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT BE and MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G V1.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q1/2020
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11296-05-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet