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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G

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.

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.68 GHz · 160 W Speed index 5/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is 38 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Speed index
7/100
5/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
6.45 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
132 W
160 W
Launch Price
329 $
349 $
212 pts
237 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLTU106
Streaming Multiprocessors2830
Shader17921920
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units112120
Raytracing Cores2830
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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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.365 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz1.680 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 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
TDP132 W160 W
TDP (up)140 W--
Tjunction max100 °C88 °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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 160 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
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 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
Length193 mm226 mm
Height120 mm128 mm
Width40 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight710 g764 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G 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 6600MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q1/2019
Launch Price329 $349 $
Structure size7 nm12 nm
Part-no11310-01-20G--
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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 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 +10.5 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 3,433

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G +7.0 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 4,179

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G +8.1 %

  1. 1,344
  2. 1,453

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 GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 6G +4.2 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +8.7 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 46 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)

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

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +18.1 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 83 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +7.6 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 118 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 +1.5 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 70,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +19.6 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 67,243

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 98,120
  2. no data

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