MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
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MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G has the Navi 23 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is based on the graphics chip Navi 23 XL, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G GPU MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6600
Navi 23 XL GPU Chip Navi 23 XL
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
1792 Shader 1792
64 Render Output Units 64
112 Texture Units 112
28 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.626 GHz Base Clock 1.626 GHz
2.491 GHz Boost Clock 2.491 GHz
2.04 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.04 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 132 W.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 132 W.

132 W TDP 132 W
-- TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

235 mm Length 238 mm
125 mm Height 128 mm
46 mm Width 39 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
710 g Weight 621 g
PCIe 4.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q4/2021.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 came on the market in Q4/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q4/2021 Release date Q4/2021
329 $ (Reference) Launch Price 329 $ (Reference)
7 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
50 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
50 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)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
28 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
64 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)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
98 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
8 GB GDDR6
127 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1 MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8G V1
8 GB GDDR6
127 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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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