MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G vs MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6600
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 XT Navi 23 XL
• Execution units
  72 28
• Shader
  4608 1792
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Texture Units
  288 112

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.850 GHz+ 1 % 1.626 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.310 GHz+ 3 % 2.491 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.065 GHz+ 2 % 2.044 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  300 W 132 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  96 °C 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1.

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

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

• Length
  324 mm 238 mm
• Height
  142 mm 128 mm
• Width
  55 mm 39 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1564 g 621 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q4/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet