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SAPPHIRE's new customized PULSE Radeon RX 6600 is an amazing new RDNA 2 pocket rocket, suitable for 1080p games, and its compact Nano size appearance instantly attracts your attention.
Compared with the Navi 31 XT GPU used in the slightly higher-end Radeon RX 6600 XT, AMD uses its Navi 31 XL GPU to power the Radeon RX 6600. We also have 8GB of GDDR6 memory and Infinity Cache. Compared with PCIe 4.0 x16 high-end GPU products, the card is bound to PCIe 4.0 x8.
SAPPHIRE's new customized PULSE Radeon RX 6600 is a compact GPU that can provide a reference RX 6600 clock speed, uses a compact design with dual fans, and is almost silent during operation. It is packaged in 1080p resolution, supports a single 8-pin PCIe power connector, and can be installed almost anywhere.
The price of Radeon RX 6600 is about "$339", but who knows what the price of SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 is. In the final analysis, its performance is almost the same as any other Radeon RX 6600, so no matter how ridiculous the alternative reality pricing we are paying now, it will depend on the price you are willing to pay at the time.
The RDNA 2 architecture becomes thinner here to make the Radeon RX 6600, using the same 11.1 billion transistors on the Radeon RX 6600 XT. The calculation units on the RX 6600 have been reduced by 28, while the calculation units on the RX 6600 XT are 32, and the stream processors have 1792, which is less than 2048 stream processors.
AMD is still using 32MB Infinity Cache on the Radeon RX 6600, and the same 8GB GDDR6 memory on the 128-bit memory bus and PCIe 4.0 x8 connector. The board power is only 132W, which is 28W lower than Radeon RX 6600 XT and its 160W TBP. AMD is not too bad at all.
1080p gaming is the goal of AMD Radeon RX 6600. Compared with GeForce RTX 2060, the new RDNA 2 powered Radeon RX 6600 has its own advantages. Our Assassin’s Creed Valhalla averaged 79FPS, Battlefield V averaged 142FPS, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War averaged 95FPS, F1 2021 averaged 136FPS, Hitman 3 averaged 114FPS-not bad at all.
Even in games like Cyberpunk 2077, our 1080p average frame rate on Radeon RX 6600 is 70FPS, while in "Resident Evil Village" it averages 145FPS. The results there are very, very good.
Far Cry 6 and DEATHLOOP have just been launched. The Far Cry 6 on Radeon RX 6600 has an average 1080p frame rate of 91FPS, and DEATHLOOP has an average frame rate of 85FPS. Again, this is not a bad thing at all-but remember that many of these results are enabled for smart memory access.
One of the most important things to me is the performance per watt of Radeon RX 6600, especially if you consider how bad the performance per watt of Radeon RX Vega 64 is.
To summarize the Radeon RX 6600: AAA g name average 100FPS+, performance per watt is 1.3 times higher than GeForce RTX 3060, and 2 times faster in some FSR-enabled games and Radeon RX 6600 performance mode.
When the packaging of SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 appeared, I didn't even think it was a graphics card, the box was so small. But yes, it is... the cards and boxes are so small.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 graphics card is small and exquisite, from the retail package to the card in your hand, and then to the inside of your PC.
I do like that SAPPHIRE is not cheap on the back of the card, PULSE Radeon RX 6600 has the usual PULSE backplane.
Only an 8-pin PCIe power connector is needed, and it can be easily installed into a mini ITX gaming PC.
The normal display connection here: 3 x DisplayPort 1.4 and 1 x HDMI 2.1, both support 4K 120Hz and 8K 60Hz.
Sabrent sent their huge Rocket Q 8TB NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD, which will be the new game install SSD in my main test bed.
Before changing to the next-generation test bench, my GPU test bench was updated internally, where I will prepare for NVIDIA's next-generation Ampere graphics card and AMD's next-generation RDNA 2 graphics card.
Sabrent provided some new storage for my GPU test bench and sent a lot of very fast Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSDs. I have installed it as a new game storage drive in my GPU test bench because the game is now too big. Thanks to Sabrent, I now have 2TB of super high-speed M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD storage.
I recently upgraded my GPU test bench-at least for now, until AMD’s new Ryzen 9 5950X processor is released, and then the final update in 2020 will not happen, and we will all be good for RDNA 2 and future Ampere GPU versions . You can read my article here: TweakTown GPU test bench upgrade in 2021, but then Zen 3 was announced.
3DMark has been the main benchmark test for many years, dating back to the release of The Matrix, Futuremark has a benchmark test inspired by bullet time. 3DMark is the perfect tool to see if your system (most importantly, CPU and GPU) is working properly. You can search the results of your GPU to see if it matches other systems based on similar hardware.
Heaven is an intensive GPU benchmark test that can truly push your chip to the limit. It is another favorite of ours because it has great scalability for multi-GPU testing and is very suitable for 100% power and noise testing of your GPU.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is the latest game to join our benchmark suite, and Ubisoft Montreal uses its AnvilNext engine to power the game. It scales very well on all cards and has some surprising performance advantages through AMD's new Big Navi GPU.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is the sequel to the popular Shadow of Mordor, powered by Lithtech engines. When booted to the maximum detail, it will chew your GPU and its VRAM like nothing.
Metro Exodus is one of the toughest tests that our graphics cards have to go through, and 4A Games’ latest work is one of the best looking games on the market. This is a serious test that pushes the GPU to the limit, and it also uses RTX technologies such as DLSS.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the newest games to join our graphics card benchmark lineup. The game uses the Foundation engine as a basic construction, which is the same as the engine in "Rise of the Tomb Raider". Eidos Montreal's R&D department made a lot of changes to the engine during the development of "Shadow of the Tomb Raider", making it one of the best-looking games currently.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is the latest game to join our benchmark suite, and Ubisoft Montreal uses its AnvilNext engine to power the game. It scales very well on all cards and has some surprising performance advantages through AMD's new Big Navi GPU.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is the sequel to the popular Shadow of Mordor, powered by Lithtech engines. When booted to the maximum detail, it will chew your GPU and its VRAM like nothing.
Metro Exodus is one of the toughest tests that our graphics cards have to go through, and 4A Games’ latest work is one of the best looking games on the market. This is a serious test that pushes the GPU to the limit, and it also uses RTX technologies such as DLSS.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the newest games to join our graphics card benchmark lineup. The game uses the Foundation engine as a basic construction, which is the same as the engine in "Rise of the Tomb Raider". Eidos Montreal's R&D department made a lot of changes to the engine during the development of "Shadow of the Tomb Raider", making it one of the best-looking games currently.
I would not recommend AMD’s new Radeon RX 6600 XT for 1440p gaming, but if the game is correct-for example, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla-then your average frame rate at 1440p is 60FPS. Not bad at all, AMD.
The average frame rate of "Shadow of War" is still 88FPS, while the average frame rate of "Tomb Raider" is 102FPS, which is 1440p. The next-generation console shredding performance, even at 1440p.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is the latest game to join our benchmark suite, and Ubisoft Montreal uses its AnvilNext engine to power the game. It scales very well on all cards and has some surprising performance advantages through AMD's new Big Navi GPU.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is the sequel to the popular Shadow of Mordor, powered by Lithtech engines. When booted to the maximum detail, it will chew your GPU and its VRAM like nothing.
Metro Exodus is one of the toughest tests that our graphics cards have to go through, and 4A Games’ latest work is one of the best looking games on the market. This is a serious test that pushes the GPU to the limit, and it also uses RTX technologies such as DLSS.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the newest games to join our graphics card benchmark lineup. The game uses the Foundation engine as a basic construction, which is the same as the engine in "Rise of the Tomb Raider". Eidos Montreal's R&D department made a lot of changes to the engine during the development of "Shadow of the Tomb Raider", making it one of the best-looking games currently.
Please do not buy a Radeon RX 6600 XT thinking that you will play games at 120FPS in 4K... But hell, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla has an average speed of 33FPS in 4K? OK.
If the GPU price is normal, you would pay less than $200 for the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600, which would be great-but in today's world, the price you see has almost doubled... So is it worth it? it? Well, yes, it still is-depending on how you look at it.
AMD has done the best in the RDNA 2 architecture, and now the lowest-end product in the Radeon RX 6000 series GPU family is here. We have 8GB of GDDR6 memory and can handle 1080p games without any problems...60FPS in AAA games or 120FPS in e-sports games such as Overwatch or Apex Legends.
SAPPHIRE uses a very small card in the PULSE Radeon RX 6600 graphics card, which does a great job in this regard, with an 8-pin PCIe power connector, which can be installed anywhere and provides you with powerful power upgrades. If you migrate from the old Radeon RX 400 series GPU, the new Radeon RX 6600 will provide you with good service.
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 does not have the main RGB dazzling color, so if you want a new custom Radeon RX 6600 without all the absurdities surrounding RGB lighting, and unnecessary large custom radiators... SAPPHIRE The PULSE Radeon RX 6600 is a perfect upgrade.
SAPPHIRE's new PULSE Radeon RX 6600 lost to the faster custom RX 6600 card, but it performed well in custom RX 6600 games. Small card, great performance.
Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed more than 100 graphics cards. Anthony is a long-time PC enthusiast who hates games built around consoles. From the FPS game before the earthquake, if you use the mouse to aim at you will be insulted, and since then he has been addicted to games and hardware. Having worked in the IT retail industry for 10 years, he has extensive experience in customizing PCs. His obsession with GPU technology is unwavering.