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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+

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.

Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ 6 GB GDDR5X · 1.75 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X) (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 211 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is 99 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
Speed index
7/100
4/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
4.48 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
1.75 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
211 GB/s
TDP
132 W
120 W
Launch Price
329 $
249 $

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR5X)
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLGP104-150-KA-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2810
Shader17921280
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units11280
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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ is based on the graphics chip GP104-150-KA-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5X
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.100 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps8.8 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s211 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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ is 8.8 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.100 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.531 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz1.746 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 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
TDP132 W120 W
TDP (up)140 W--
Tjunction max100 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeNo
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 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
Length193 mm252 mm
Height120 mm112 mm
Width40 mm39 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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ 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 6600Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q1/2019
Launch Price329 $249 $
Structure size7 nm16 nm
Part-no11310-01-20GNEB1060U15J9-1045D
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 Palit GeForce GTX 1060 GamingPro OC+ came on the market in Q1/2019 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 +104.1 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 1,858

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +374.7 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 823

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 +41.9 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +75.0 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +64.9 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 77 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 +100.1 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 35,617

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +122.3 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 36,171

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 98,120
  2. no data

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