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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 vs XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II

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.

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.91 GHz · 225 W Speed index 8/100

The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II is 9.2 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Speed index
7/100
8/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
9.75 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
1.91 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
132 W
225 W
Launch Price
329 $
389 $
214 pts
264 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLNavi 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2840
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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II is based on the graphics chip Navi 10 XT, which comes from the RDNA 1 architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s448 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.605 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz1.905 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz1.76 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 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
TDP132 W225 W
TDP (up)140 W335 W
Tjunction max100 °C99 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 225 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--44 dB
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
Length193 mm293 mm
Height120 mm130 mm
Width40 mm55 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q3/2019
Launch Price329 $389 $
Structure size7 nm7 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II came on the market in Q3/2019 and will have a structure width of 7 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +17.2 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 4,446

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 3,907
  2. no data

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) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +4.2 %

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

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +9.7 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +12.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 56 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. 16 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +28.6 %

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +9.4 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 70 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) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +27.3 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +8.2 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +17.3 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 149 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 XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II +7.3 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 76,523

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +12.7 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 71,356

Geekbench 6 - Metal Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 +8.6 %

  1. 98,120
  2. 90,386

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