SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
• Execution Units
  16 32
• GPU Chip
  Navi 24 Navi 23 XT
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Shader
  1024 2048
• Texture Units
  64 128

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  144 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  64 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2250 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
  2200 MHz 1968 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2825 MHz 2593 MHz
• Game Clock
  2685 MHz + 3% 2382 MHz + 1%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  110 °C 110 °C
• TDP
  130 W+ 21 % 160 W
• TDP (up)
  - 170 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  1 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  2 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  1 x 6-Pin 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 No
• LED
  No LED lighting Addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  107 mm 120 mm
• Length
  194 mm 240 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  40 mm 45 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  11314-01-20G 11309-03-20G
• Process Technology
  6 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q3/2021