SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT and Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• Execution Units
  32 28
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XT GA106-300-A1
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  2048 3584
• Texture Units
  128 112

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 192 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 12 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1875 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  1968 MHz 1320 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2593 MHz 1777 MHz
• Game Clock
  2382 MHz + 1% -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  110 °C -
• TDP
  160 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W 170 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT and Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 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 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 Yes
• LED
  Addressable LED Addressable LED
• 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 119 mm
• Length
  240 mm 245 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  45 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 389 $
• Part Number
  11309-03-20G NE63060019K9-190AU
• Process Technology
  7 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q1/2021