| MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G | SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT | |
220 W -2 % |
Max TDP | 160 W |
| NA | Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per day | NA |
| NA | Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per year | NA |
MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G vs SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G launched Q3/2019, which is based on AMD Radeon RX 590 architecture. It will come with 8 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR5 memory.The MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G features 2304 shader, 32 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.545 GHz and equipped with a power draw of 220 W
-2 %. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT launched Q3/2021, which is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT architecture. It will come with 8 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory.The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT features 2048 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 2.607 GHz+ 1 % and equipped with a power draw of 160 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.
MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6600 XT
Compare Detail
GPU |
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| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| Polaris 30 | GPU Chip | Navi 23 XT |
| 36 | Execution units | 32 |
| 2304 | Shader | 2048 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 128 |
Memory |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2 GHz | Memory Speed | 2 GHz |
| 256 GB/s | Memory Bandwith | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock Speeds |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.968 GHz |
| 1.545 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.607 GHz + 1 % |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.428 GHz + 3 % |
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Yes |
Overclocking |
Yes |
Thermal Design |
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220 W -2 % |
TDP | 160 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 180 W |
| -- | Tjunction max | 110 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & Fans |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| -- | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB / Silent |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
Connectivity |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
Featureset |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 |
| No |
Raytracing | Yes |
| No |
DLSS / FSR | No} |
| No LED lighting | LED | Addressable LED |
Supported Video Codecs |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No |
AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Dimensions |
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| 278 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 143 mm | Height | 119 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 45 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| 873 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional data |
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| -- | Part-no | 11309-01-20G |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q3/2021 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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