Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 590
• Execution Units
  28 36
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XL Polaris 30
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Shader
  1792 2304
• Texture Units
  112 144

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  224 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5

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

• Base Clock
  1626 MHz 1469 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2491 MHz 1580 MHz + 2%
• Game Clock
  2044 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  110 °C -
• TDP
  132 W 225 W
• TDP (up)
  140 W 235 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB.

• 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 -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 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
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• 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 124 mm
• Length
  193 mm 270 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  710 g -
• Width
  40 mm 53 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  11310-01-20G RX-590P8DFD6
• Process Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q3/2019