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AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G

AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 15 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6600.

AMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Speed index
7/100
9/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
10.29 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
2.01 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
132 W
265 W
Launch Price
329 $
449 $
212 pts
244 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLNavi 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2840
Shader17922560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units112160
Raytracing Cores28--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and has 1792 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.770 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz2.010 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz1.91 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 clocks in the base with up to 1.626 GHz. The base frequency of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 1.770 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
TDP132 W265 W
TDP (up)--335 W
Tjunction max100 °C99 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 132 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has a TDP of 265 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 112 x 95 mm
Fan 2--1 x 87 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--44 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6600.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Length--305 mm
Height--135 mm
Width--49 mm
Width (Slots)--3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is 305 mm long, 135 mm high and 49 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q3/2019
Launch Price329 $449 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 was released in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G was introduced in Q3/2019 at a price of 449 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +20.5 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 4,569

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 3,907
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,344
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +8.3 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 26 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +16.1 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +18.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 17 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +35.7 %

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +15.6 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 74 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +34.1 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +14.3 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 112 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +23.6 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 157 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G +13.3 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 80,761

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6600 +6.8 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 75,308

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6600 +2.9 %

  1. 98,120
  2. 95,392

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