Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• Execution Units
  28 82
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XL GA102-300-A1
• Render Output Units
  64 112
• Shader
  1792 10496
• Texture Units
  112 328

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  224 GB/s 936 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 384 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 24 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 1219 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X

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

• Base Clock
  1626 MHz 1395 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2491 MHz 1890 MHz + 12%
• Game Clock
  2044 MHz 1860 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  110 °C 93 °C
• TDP
  132 W 390 W+ 11 %
• TDP (up)
  140 W 480 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 40-47 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 3 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 Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting ASUS Aura Sync
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  120 mm 140 mm
• Length
  193 mm 320 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  710 g 1810 g
• Width
  40 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 1,659 $
• Part Number
  11310-01-20G ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING
• Process Technology
  7 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2020