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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX

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 RTX 3050 StormX
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 130 W Speed index 8/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is 1.9 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
Speed index
7/100
8/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
9.10 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
132 W
130 W
Launch Price
329 $
249 $
214 pts
178 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLGA106-150-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2820
Shader17922560
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units11280
Raytracing Cores2820
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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 RTX 3050 StormX is based on the graphics chip GA106-150-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 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 RTX 3050 StormX is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.552 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz1.777 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 RTX 3050 StormX
TDP132 W130 W
TDP (up)140 W--
Tjunction max100 °C93 °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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 100 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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
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 Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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 RTX 3050 StormX
Length193 mm170 mm
Height120 mm125 mm
Width40 mm40 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 RTX 3050 StormX needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q1/2022
Launch Price329 $249 $
Structure size7 nm8 nm
Part-no11310-01-20GNE63050019P1-190AF
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 RTX 3050 StormX came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 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 +36.1 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 2,787

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +10.7 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 3,529

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX +6.3 %

  1. 1,344
  2. 1,429

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) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX +4.2 %

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

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX +22.6 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +22.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 41 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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 5 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +55.6 %

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +45.5 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 44 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) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +15.8 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +36.1 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +28.3 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 99 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 +7.6 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 66,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +24.3 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 64,724

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 98,120
  2. no data

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