SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT and the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ 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 Vega 56 is based on AMD RX Vega 56, which has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units. |
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| SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT | GPU | Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | Based on | AMD RX Vega 56 |
| Navi 23 XT | GPU Chip | Vega 10 XL |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | GCN 5 |
| 32 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 56 |
| 2048 | Shader | 3584 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 128 | Texture Units | 256 |
| 32 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ 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 Vega 56 can access 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 0.800 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 1.6 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 410 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 2048 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.968 GHz. The base frequency of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.208 GHz. |
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| 1.968 GHz | Base Clock | 1.208 GHz |
| 2.607 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.512 GHz |
| 2.43 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ 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 Vega 56 has a TDP of 280 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 160 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 180 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT has a total of 2 Axial fans. The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 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) | 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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT. The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | -- |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
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 |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT is 240 mm long, 119 mm high and 45 mm wide. The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 is 282 mm long, 125 mm high and 50 mm wide. |
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| 240 mm | Length | 282 mm |
| 119 mm | Height | 125 mm |
| 45 mm | Width | 50 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT was released in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $ (Reference). The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $ (Reference). |
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| 11309-01-20G | Part-no | 11276-01-40G |
| Q3/2021 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 379 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 399 $ (Reference) |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 14 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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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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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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2560x1440 (1440p)
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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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8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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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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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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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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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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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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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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