GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 160 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC is 105 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Speed index
9/100
18/100
FP32
10.61 TFLOPS
21.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.59 GHz
3.04 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
322 GB/s
TDP
160 W
150 W
Launch Price
379 $
199 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTAMD Radeon RX 9060
GPU ChipNavi 23 XTNavi 44
Streaming Multiprocessors3228
Shader20481792
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128112
Raytracing Cores3228
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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.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC is based on AMD Radeon RX 9060, which has 1792 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s322 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 322 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Base Clock1.968 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock2.589 GHz3.040 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.36 GHz2.44 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC is 1.700 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
TDP160 W150 W
Tjunction max100 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 112 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 2.1a
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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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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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 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
Length--200 mm
Height--122 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC is 200 mm long, 122 mm high and 41 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ3/2021Q3/2025
Launch Price379 $199 $
Structure size7 nm4 nm
Part-no--11351-14-10G / 11351-24-18
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT was released in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 8GB OC was introduced in Q3/2025 at a price of 199 $.

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

  1. 4,388
  2. no data

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)

  1. 52 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 151 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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

  1. 81,202
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 91,247
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 107,926
  2. no data

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