Data Center GPU Max NEXT vs Radeon RX 6600 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 90 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 87 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 63.46 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.52 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | Rialto Bridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 July 2021 (3 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 20480 |
| Core clock speed | 1968 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2589 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 100,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 800 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 331.4 | 2,048 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.6 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 128 | 1280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 190 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 8-pin EPS |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 3.1 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 3,205 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 800 Watt |
RX 6600 XT has 400% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Max NEXT, on the other hand, has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6600 XT and Data Center GPU Max NEXT. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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