MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G and the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G | GPU | SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| Polaris 30 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 23 XT |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 32 |
| 2304 | Shader | 2048 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 32 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 16.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.469 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT is 1.968 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.968 GHz |
| 1.545 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.607 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.43 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G is 220 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ 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. |
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| 220 W | TDP | 160 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 180 W |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | Addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G is 278 mm long, 143 mm high and 40 mm wide. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT is 240 mm long, 119 mm high and 45 mm wide. |
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| 278 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 143 mm | Height | 119 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 45 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| 873 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G was released in Q3/2019 at a price of 279 $. The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $ (Reference). |
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| -- | Part-no | 11309-01-20G |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2021 |
| 279 $ | Launch Price | 379 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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