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AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 160 W Speed index 9/100
MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G 8 GB HBM2 · 1.68 GHz · 295 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and the MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G is 29 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Speed index
9/100
11/100
FP32
10.61 TFLOPS
13.73 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.59 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
484 GB/s
TDP
160 W
295 W
Launch Price
379 $
499 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTAMD RX Vega 64
GPU ChipNavi 23 XTVega 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3264
Shader20484096
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128256
Raytracing Cores32--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and has 2048 texture shaders and 32 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G is based on AMD RX Vega 64, which has 4096 shaders and 64 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM2
Memory Clock2.000 GHz0.945 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps1.9 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s484 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit2,048 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G can access 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Base Clock1.968 GHz1.272 GHz
Boost Clock2.589 GHz1.677 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.36 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.968 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G is 1.272 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
TDP160 W295 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is 160 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G has a TDP of 295 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial (Radiator)
Fan 111 x 120 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAIO water cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G has 1 Axial (Radiator) fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x 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 XT.

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 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 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
Length--283 mm
Height--130 mm
Width--40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--2,020 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G is 283 mm long, 130 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTMSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2021Q3/2017
Launch Price379 $499 $
Structure size7 nm14 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT was released in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $.

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 499 $.

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 XT +19.9 %

  1. 4,388
  2. 3,661

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 4,549
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,583
  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. 29 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 58 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) MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Wave 8G +32.7 %

  1. 52 fps (avg)
  2. 69 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +6.0 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 100 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +8.6 %

  1. 151 fps (avg)
  2. 139 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 XT +11.7 %

  1. 81,202
  2. 72,716

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +15.3 %

  1. 91,247
  2. 79,111

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +29.7 %

  1. 107,926
  2. 83,204

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