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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

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

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.85 GHz · 180 W Speed index 8/100

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz is 5.8 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Speed index
7/100
8/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
9.45 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
1.85 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
132 W
180 W
Launch Price
329 $
599 $
214 pts
231 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2820
Shader17922560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units112160
Raytracing Cores28--
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 has the Navi 23 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5X
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.376 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps11.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz is 11.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.376 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.708 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz1.847 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
TDP132 W180 W
TDP (up)140 W--
Tjunction max100 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 132 W.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 180 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
Length193 mm267 mm
Height120 mm111 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight710 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q2/2016
Launch Price329 $599 $
Structure size7 nm16 nm
Part-no11310-01-20G08G-P4-6583-KR
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q4/2021.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING 11GHz came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +10.6 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 3,428

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +138.1 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 1,641

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,344
  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. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 28 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 64 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) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +2.3 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +22.5 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +12.4 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 113 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +25.6 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 56,777

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +18.2 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 68,060

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 98,120
  2. no data

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