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Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT

Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE
Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.71 GHz · 215 W Speed index 8/100
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 160 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT, 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 6600 XT is 5.6 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE.

Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Speed index
8/100
9/100
FP32
10.07 TFLOPS
10.63 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.59 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
215 W
160 W
Launch Price
699 $
379 $
387 pts
257 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU ChipTU104Navi 23 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors4632
Shader29442048
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units184128
Raytracing Cores4632
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and has 2944 texture shaders and 46 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Base Clock1.515 GHz1.968 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz2.593 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.38 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE clocks in the base with up to 1.515 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT is 1.968 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
TDP215 W160 W
TDP (up)--170 W
Tjunction max88 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE is 215 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
USB-C1--
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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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
Length292 mm240 mm
Height130 mm120 mm
Width--45 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE is 292 mm long, 130 mm high and -- wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT is 240 mm long, 120 mm high and 45 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLESAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2018Q3/2021
Launch Price699 $379 $
Structure size12 nm7 nm
Part-no426018336-435111309-03-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 699 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 XT was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $.

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +13.6 %

  1. 4,989
  2. 4,392

Port Royal (Raytracing) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +41.2 %

  1. 6,429
  2. 4,553

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +36.6 %

  1. 2,163
  2. 1,584

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) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +31.0 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +27.8 %

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +13.8 %

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. 58 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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 70 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) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +23.1 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +9.4 %

  1. 116 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +7.3 %

  1. 162 fps (avg)
  2. 151 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +30.5 %

  1. 106,197
  2. 81,355

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 TRIPLE +10.9 %

  1. 101,344
  2. 91,419

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 108,129

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