Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6 Black
The RDNA 2 architecture and 2491 MHz boost clock deliver solid 1080p gaming with ray tracing support in a compact 193mm dual-fan card. Its 140W power draw and 8GB GDDR6 memory keep it efficient for small-form-factor builds without demanding PSU upgrades. This GPU is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want modern features like FidelityFX in a space-constrained system.
GPU Radeon RX 6600
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2491 MHz
TDP 140 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong feature (66th percentile) 66th
- Strong social proof (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ai (27th percentile)
- Below average compute (28th percentile)
- Below average vram (29th percentile)
- Below average raster (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6600 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 1792 |
| RT Cores | 28 |
| Base Clock | 2044 |
| Boost Clock | 2491 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 17.88 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.942 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15054 |
| GPU Compute | 6492 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 140 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 193 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | XFX Mercury RX-97TRGBBB9 | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9070XTGAMING-16GD | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | MSI SHADOW G5070-12S3C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2491 | 2512 | 3100 | 2970 | 2542 | 2542 |
| Tdp W | 140 | 250 | 304 | 304 | 250 | 250 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE | 26.7 | 41.3 | 29.3 | 32.6 | 27.8 | 66.2 | 43.3 | 70.2 | 45.7 | 66 | 63.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 95.5 | 45.3 |
| XFX Mercury RX-97TRGBBB9 Compare | 89.2 | 84.6 | 75.7 | 75.8 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 46.1 | 94 | 95.5 | 40.7 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9070XTGAMING-16GD Compare | 89.2 | 77.4 | 74 | 75.8 | 89.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 46.1 | 88.8 | 82.6 | 23.2 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 88.8 | 48.8 |
| MSI SHADOW G5070-12S3C Compare | 62 | 82.6 | 65.4 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 61.3 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.5
- AI/LLM20.8
- Budget70.2
- Gaming 4k26.5
- Ray Tracing42.9
- Workstation33.1
- Gaming 1080p50.1
- Gaming 1440p44
- Content Creation29.9
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