GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5

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 580 8G G5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 51 % faster than the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5.

AMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Speed index
7/100
5/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
5.90 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
1.41 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
132 W
235 W
Launch Price
329 $
229 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLPolaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2836
Shader17922304
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units112144
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 580 8G G5 is based on AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU), which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s256 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 580 8G G5 can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz1.411 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 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 580 8G G5 is 1.257 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
TDP132 W235 W
Tjunction max100 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 580 8G G5 has a TDP of 235 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 112 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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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 580 8G G5 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
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 580 8G G5 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
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 580 8G G5
Length--260 mm
Height--135 mm
Width--43 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 580 8G G5 is 260 mm long, 135 mm high and 43 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6600Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 580 8G G5
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q4/2017
Launch Price329 $229 $
Structure size7 nm14 nm
Part-no--11265-01 / 11265-03 / 11265-34
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 580 8G G5 was introduced in Q4/2017 at a price of 229 $.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6600 +88.7 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 2,010

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)

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +37.5 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +60.7 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 61 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +46.0 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 87 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 AMD Radeon RX 6600 +59.6 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 44,665

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6600 +92.4 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 41,799

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6600 +122.3 %

  1. 98,120
  2. 44,138

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