Sapphire's RX 6600XT GPUs - Pulse vs Nitro+?

[@juracan8591]

I was looking for 3060 Ti and above performance for 1440p high refresh gaming, but about a month ago I managed to find a 6600 XT Pulse for $380 USD (+$19 shipping) and I've been totally ecstatic about it. For years I wanted a gaming PC and now I have it!

[@camotech1314]

My 6600XT Nitro does 1440p perfectly fine!

[@S4_QUATTROPOWER]

bro i just paid for pulse 680 dollars fuck me lol

[@camotech1314]

@@S4_QUATTROPOWER that's rough, my Nitro cost £400 in Aug

[@tylerperez2030]

@@S4_QUATTROPOWER paid 734 for a nitro+ on stockx lol

[@divyansh14feb]

@@S4_QUATTROPOWER sorry 😔

[@revnto7k]

Sapphire is an easy go to for AMD Graphics. Been using their products for years and years. I like the Pulse and would save the bit of money over the Nitro+ after watching this. Thanks for sharing!

[@camotech1314]

If you can find one that is xD

[@salman_3833]

@@camotech1314 theres a lot in stock, from what i can find. but reaally expensive

[@camotech1314]

@@salman_3833 yeah they've gone up since release in Aug, I was really lucky to get my Nitro+ for the price that I did tbh. You cant even get a 6600 Pulse for the same price now that I bought my 6600XT Nitro+ for LOL ITS CRAZY!

[@static9157]

I've had 2 sapphire gpus so far starting out with an r9 290 tri-x and then getting a used 580 4gb nitro+ a couple years back when my 290 started showing its age. I've never had complaints with them and only ever had 1 fan issue which was super easy to replace and took 2 days to be delivered.

[@denniskarlsson6173]

I agree with everything you said, I would've loved to have gotten the nitro+ just for that little extra premium but I ended up snagging the 6650xt pulse on sale and I dont regret it. I was replacing my gtx 1080 and the upgrade in performance was actually way bigger than I expected, especially running it with SAM on paired with my ryzen 5700x

[@untetheredsoul]

I'm thinking of getting it coming from my 1070, how would you rate the pulse over other 6650xt?

[@galee4253]

Whats your temps under full load and fans rpm? Mine at stock got 30c delta, 70edge 99c junk at summer at freakin 2400rpm (extra loud)

[@clarencehehe]

Thank you so much for this video! I have the Nitro+ version and I've always wondered what the difference was between the two models since they are nearly identical on paper, I looked far and wide for a video like this, none of the other review videos into specific models could acutally give me a good answer as to the differences other than looks. On launch day I was torn as to which one I was gonna buy, but I ultimately decided to go with the slightly more expensive Nitro+ mostly due to the looks. Coming from a five year old 1070 was a indeed a breath of fresh air :D cheers from Norway

[@camotech1314]

How are you enjoying your Nitro+?😊 I came from a 1060 6GB and this 6600XT is way above anything I could achieve before.

[@ShotokanEditor]

I got the plus aswell and i love it, still im waiting for my 5900x to enable SAM and the pcie 4 route (i have 2700x atm) and its not on its 100%as you understand, but still its a beast on my 1080p screen As we speak i have it OCed and its on 40-50C while playing BFV for example or on warframe everything on max i go 120FPS+ Also if you have issues or thinking to support your GPU not to let it sag you can just a usb on a particular place near the gpu and will be hard as sword :D. Just tell me in case you want me to show you what i did

[@smudlicko]

@@ShotokanEditor hi man your oc is also with uv ?

[@ShotokanEditor]

@@smudlicko bro i had 2700x before and as soon as i threw the 5900x every thing changed. Bfv went from 130+ fps to 270 no kidding. Halo inf wemt to 200+ . What you mean uv?

[@smudlicko]

@@ShotokanEditor if your gpu is not only overclocked but undervolted too ?

[@YugendranN]

Yay!! Atlast someone made a video comparing the Nitro and Pulse.

[@SedatedByLife]

Nitro+ also has the dual bios. that can be a big win if you're into reflashing or modding existing code. Its sad that in the age where vertical mount cards are becoming more mainstream, the manufacturers have seemed to have moved away from LED lighting on the face of the heatsink bezel. Ironic really.

[@gamesntech4827]

Exactly what I thought while buying it today. I bought it for around $400 and it is a decent card considering in my country we pay +18% tax and +3-5% retailers cut too.

[@FoxyCAMTV]

@@gamesntech4827 Lol,bhai i bought from vedant too.

[@Tiiroj]

Wow, here in Spain Saphiere pulse costs 340 while saphiere nitro costs 800 and I don't know why is the price difference is that high..

[@JayzBeerz]

I bought the XFX Quik 6600 XT and I'm very I'm pressed with the performance. In Division 2 with a 10400 I get over 100 FPS at 1080P High settings.

[@Outmind01]

This brings me back to 2007 when I bought a Sapphire Radeon HD3870. That card served me well for ten years, never had any issues with it other than the entire PC became so old that it didn't make sense to use it anymore.

[@radiantav]

Very nice and reasonable take. Same performance with less power needed is always a win. If only macOS supported these so I can throw it into my Ryzentosh build.

[@ramaSwamp]

I bought my 6600xt nitro+ back in april 2022 and, at the time, it was on offer for around 300 bucks. Didn't even think twice about it, cause the 3060 ti and the other 6600xt's where same price or way higher. Best purchase ever. It sold out the same day and I was lucky to get it.

[@Labestiabrutal]

I upgraded from an i5 4th gen with a rx360 nitro+ (from 2014) to a 5800x with a 6600xt nitro+, damn! Both run at around 65°C or less with the majority of games (good case though, phanteks 600s). Had to hurry before 6650xt takes over, my room is too little for that pci furnace.

[@smudlicko]

this gen nitro+ just looks so much better than pulse. I own nitro and it's scoring higher than your pulse and nitro cards and it's max temp is 58C with the game I play, so fans are barely spinning. I love this card

[@ShotokanEditor]

man i have oced my card and when i play im on 45-50 ish

[@spladam3845]

Thanks for doing this comparison, I've had Sapphire parts in the past and they were of high quality, but you're one of the few to do this kind of board partner internal comparison.

[@canto_mkvi]

Bro ur editing is pretty good. Wish lots and lots of views for your channel.

[@MajorSchlue]

I got the RX 6600 XT as successor of my RX 580 Sapphire Nitro+. FHD on its best!

[@tomdr93x]

Traded my Red Devil 5700 XT for the 6700 XT for my NR200 build then we bought a Nitro+ 6700 XT for my partner’s SSUPD mesh build. Have to say the Sapphire card (and Trixx) looks and performs fantastically!

[@camotech1314]

I got the last Nitro+ that was in stock after launch in August, couldn't find a Pulse. 😔 Great card though, no regrets! 😊👍

[@MachinesMore]

Good choice! Personally I just like the Nitro+ backplate color, funny thing is I don’t see it in my build (sandwich style), but I know it’s there… priorities 🙄

[@ShotokanEditor]

@@MachinesMore which one is actually better?

[@camotech1314]

@@ShotokanEditorI would say it just depends on if you like RGB or not, and what kind style of build you're going for... Nitro got that steel look with a nice RGB "Sapphire" section. Or you can go red/black stealth look with the Pulse. Not much difference in the cards beside that. Just easily removable/replaceable fans, and dual bios switch.

[@chrisbrooks2310]

I really like the 6600 because its way cooler than the 5700 xt, the hotspot is likely much cooler than the 110°C of the 5700 xt. Thanks for the video! Let's see some Gameplay of the RX 6600 Non-XT Thanks

[@mikeybars2200]

Awesome video. Lot of information presented in a simple yet elegant and straightforward way. Just bought the Sapphire Pulse version for my first pc build. Thanks for the vid.

[@franmontroull1655]

Here in Argentina the nitro + is cheaper than the pulse one, should I go for it??

[@Babicoste]

I just bought the RX 6600 XT Nitro+ brand new for $210 that is going into my second build.

[@furiaxciega]

Very good information in this video, I wanted to ask you if the sapphire rx6000 lite model is suitable? The only difference that I find from the normal sapphire is that it only has 1 hdmi port and a display and in my case I don't need more than a monitor but I don't know if something else varies (for example materials or cooling)

[@Marty_NZ]

I bought the 6600XT Pulse on release day at MSRP. I did this owning a 6700XT and 1080ti already, knowing it'll be a worthy card at MSRP in todays climate. As you mention the 5700XT/1080ti performance using lower power, less heat and less noise is perfect for certain builds.

[@camotech1314]

Perfect description of it! 🤟

[@megadeth8592]

I think I'm getting that Nitro card for a white build

[@itsliterallyljoe]

I just upgraded from an RX 580 to the nitro+ card, and its not bad but I'm also facing some issues, like microstutters. I'm currently looking for a fix but I'm not complaining because it runs VR games pretty well. The microstutters only happen in 2 games but I rsrely touch them so I'd say it was a good buy.

[@VillRezint]

That's a problem of the games, not the card itself

[@petraoxo]

the hell my desk is lot of RGB already, Pulse im coming !

[@giandeguzman6402]

did AMD make an error here, i thought the Nitro was the top dog for Sapphire?

[@Staubiiig]

So my Msi Rx 6600 XT Gaming X runs very quietly at idle the fans are even off and performance is also great

[@l0rdcroissant]

what about doing the same comparison but using the 6800Xt series, nitro vs pulse. I'm trying to decide which is better.

[@tojiroh]

Thank you so much for these in depth analyses of what are, at a glance, very similar products! Fun fact: Pulse is retailing now at a minimum of $340

[@MajykOyster666]

Sapphire know their stuff.

[@necrojem6355]

Pulse is the budget model here so not sure what you mean? The Pulse marginally beat the more expensive Nitro every time so $/fps, bugger the rgb which I couldn't care less about (solid side panel > glass for me)!

[@MajykOyster666]

@@necrojem6355 It's a general observation on their products. I had a RX 5700 XT Nitro+, best GPU I ever owned. Very quiet and cool. GN did an in depth tear down of a RX 6700 XT Nitro+, Steve was impressed. That tells you something.

[@necrojem6355]

@@MajykOyster666 Oh, I thought you were referring to their product lineup which this video was comparing to itself. I agree their products are fine, but interesting to see the budget model beat the "premium" model in these tests! I was unfortunate enough to buy a reference 5700xt before I really knew anything about the difference. Still works great, but it's a noisy bugger!

[@blademasta3650]

you talking about msrp and what not makes me cry, considering i just got this card for $755 on amazon, desperate times brother

[@Aiyuuuchiii]

5:35 Fan noise so quiet that I have to max out all my volume settings as well my speakers own volume controller HAHAHA

[@yttean98]

Good review. Very Informative.

[@chronicle_4]

the only gpu that's reasonably price at this moment. (it's still above msrp but still not much)

[@MachinesMore]

Totally agree, and for me it comes down to the dollar amount of the premium. If GPU prices ever come back to “normal” the depreciation from the 6600XT is going to be much less than from, say a 3070 at current market prices.

[@chronicle_4]

​@@MachinesMore true. GPU's value is time dependent, once the next architecture gets released, the higher market priced cards right now will be hard to sell. Heck, I can even see 2060 that's approximately the same price as with the 6600xt. No one is going to buy that. lol.

[@hircine92h]

"reasonably priced" - +$600 for the lowest tier card lmao.

[@LemonnaiseGD]

@@hircine92h Bearing in mind that was 4 months before your comment, so it may have sky rocketed during that gap in time. Right now it's around 650+ which hurts.

[@hircine92h]

@@LemonnaiseGD apes still gonna purchase those garbage

[@xFlowRS]

Can you control the RGB on the Nitro+ without that cable? Please answer, I got one on the way, but no chance I pick it up, if I have to use that cable for RGB control... I'll get the pulse instead

[@MachinesMore]

Yup, you can. It’s done through Sapphire’s software.

[@xFlowRS]

@@MachinesMore Thank you! So addressable RGB is basically only for special effects, not the basic color change?

[@YugendranN]

Damn I bought a Nitro version of 6600XT when it was sold for MSRP in my country. Just thought that Nitro is always the superior version when it comes to acoustics and thermal performance. Sadly this is untrue now and I could have a saved a bit by buying the pulse had this video been earlier.

[@MachinesMore]

To be quite fair, the Pulse seemed to just boost a bit higher because it had a more aggressive fan curve out of the box. You could just dial up the fan speeds (the gap was about 100rpm at equilibrium) and check your boost clock speeds in a utility like MSI afterburner. I am certain it can get identical performance if you tune it 😎

[@Rico_______]

Could you please make a a video about GPU deshroud in the Meshlicious? :)

[@ccdani2]

I just got the 6700xt pulse card a week ago was discounted to 600£ which is about 150£ cheaper than other 6700xt in UK quite happy with it , have it oced to 2700mhz on core and 2100mhz memory

[@tomdr93x]

Nice, as 6700 XT prices go that’s the lowest I’ve seen since launch! Which retailer did you get it from?

[@constantinegr6670]

Are you happy with the performance of the 6700xt pulse ? I manage to get the nitro plus 6600 xt and thinking to send it back and get the 6700 xt pulse instead , it’s literally a £100 difference and I’m thinking it’ll be a more “future proof” choice frankly.

[@ccdani2]

@@constantinegr6670 hi , i am quite happy with the 6700xt it runs any game at max settings on my 3440x1440p monitor I also use it on my 4k TV where I can play most games at high settings at 4k 60fps , I'd say it's worth it getting it over 6600xt if the price difference is only 100£ . I also know that this year amd and Nvidia will be releasing their 7000 and 4000 series which are meant to be a huge upgrade over the current gen ,not sure if you want to wait but might be worth considering

[@SwirlingDragonMist]

Solid, very helpful!

[@Owen-fn8ff]

Got my pulse for 300 dollars. How prices change. My favourite sapphire perk is Trixx Boost. I set that at 90% to give me an extra 10% performance in games or so, at no visual cost.

[@a_betancourth]

No problems with temps? Might be getting one soon How did you managed to get one for 300$ :O?

[@Owen-fn8ff]

@Adolfo. No temps are fine but could be even better. in fact I recommend setting a slightly higher fan curve, it’s really quiet anyway. Prices are falling everyday, and here in Japan where I am now, no one is buying GPUs anymore after the crazy last two years. So we can get some great deals.

[@nitehawk4067]

Nitro plus fans are socketed and easy to replace. Nice bonus feature.

[@jean-lucbernhardt8545]

Excellentes explications, merci 👍

[@StudioHorizonsArt]

Hi, I have this sapphire nitro+ rx 6600 xt card currently, when play monster hunter world it in 1080p resolution, I suppose can easily go beyond 100fps in high settings. But is turn out I not even can pass 100fps with medium low settings. I think even in 1440p resolution with medium setting I also should be able to pass 100fps. I tried my older gtx 1080 gpu can do that. My cpu is i3-10100f and motherboard pcie 3.0x16. I think my amd driver has already up to date. Anyone encountered this issue before? Please help...

[@khairulhaqeem1371]

Its your proc

[@rumman6148]

i saw a nitro+ 6600xt sale post on facebook in which the seller was selling it for less than msrp and he was saying that it was a shitty card. His card was overheating (hitting 75c - 80c) and his boost clock speed was also getting low after a extend period of use (4h + gaming). He was saying dont trust youtubers and stuff like that.. The thing is i also use the same gpu and havent found any issues so far. Could his card be faulty ? Kinda worried for my card.

[@MachinesMore]

Thermals are dependent on fan speed, case, and ambient temp. On the surface though those temps aren’t “overheating” per se since that isn’t necessarily a bad temp for a GPU. Also if it was a problematic card then the seller should have just RMA’d it. Are you happy with your card’s performance? Even if one were faulty it doesn’t means yours is.

[@rumman6148]

@@MachinesMore I'm happy so far

[@habibX0]

U still happy ?

[@FoxyCAMTV]

My nitro never goes above 60

[@yurikarika8130]

Now, still happy?

[@tomerg2]

Great review 👍

[@ignaciomontalenti9620]

Excelent video! Someone can help me? i can put this card on a tuf gaming b450m plus mother?? Thhe spec says pci 3.0 but i have read somewhere that ASUS enabled their 400 series mother to be able run PCI 4.0

[@alouisschafer7212]

At the power level the 6600XT or even the 6700XT is operating I don't think the Nitro+ is worth it over the Pulse. If you go beyond to the high end cards id probably get a Nitro+ for the bigger cooler and potentially superior VRM. I don't believe in getting a Nitro+ for maybe 50-100mhz better clock speeds if you overclock really hard. That can be silicon variance withing the Pulse or Nitro+ SKU itself. I mean we see that the Pulse boosted higher. But I absolutely recommend getting a Pulse over the base model Sapphire offers. That lineup doesn't even have a name the just call it "RX6700" instead of RX6700 PULSE" for example. The basemodel has pretty noisy fans compared to the higher end Pulse and Nitro.

[@Geo255420]

The Sappier Nitro I am rocking is pushing 2800. Gets unstable after 2790. But its pushing it. undervolted at 1080. Keep my min at 2600. Settings = Min=2500 Max=2800 Volt=1050 O. (Main game tested.) Overwatch. over 155fps. (Monitor 144hrts.) So I keep it in that range. (game limited for frames.) 1920x1080. All Ultra. Antialias OFF. Under gaming tag in AMD software. Anti-Lag =ENABLED.

[@Geo255420]

This one card Blew away 2 RX 580's I had. Sapphire RX 580's Special Blue edition beauties'. I loved those cards but power and crossfire support. The games I play didn't like the duel split. even though on paper the 580's should have been better.

[@ShotokanEditor]

brother i have it at 2600 - 2700 and 1090. Wanna share your profile file?

[@a_betancourth]

Would you guys get the Nitro if it is +10$ than the Pulse?

[@StalewindFarto]

I would

[@a_betancourth]

@@StalewindFarto I just bought one hahaha

[@StalewindFarto]

@@a_betancourth I did too

[@indevrtb]

@@StalewindFarto is it crashing a lot?

[@StalewindFarto]

@@indevrtb Not yet. I've been running it with an old Kaby Lake build I'm using as an HTPC. Was nice to get something (cheapish) to replace the RX480 that was in there.

[@S44BBOI]

nitro is in stock at newegg this morning $540

[@tridip.chakraborty]

So it all depends on silicon lottery. The budget segment is not segregated binned wise, probably the reason pulse one getting higher boost clocks compared to lower price than Nitro. ARGB bling = More FPS for some people :D :D

[@MachinesMore]

Basically, at this level the "silicon lottery" is less of a concern. A more savvy builder could luck out and get one that OCs really well, but then again power limits are in place with the vbios.

[@tridip.chakraborty]

@@MachinesMore hmm yeah. I'm getting Nitro+ less price than pulse. That bios switch and ARGB as well as the looks way better in Nitro

[@Nameless2004]

I got the nitro plus today and it’s having issues with stuttering. Any fixes to this?

[@a_betancourth]

Were you able to fix it? Maybe returning to previous drivers can help

[@Nameless2004]

@@a_betancourth it still stutters to this day, tried all drivers possible even the ones for today and it isn’t any better. I plan on selling it and buying my pals 2070 super for $300. I feel like it’ll be much more stable than this card.

[@Nameless2004]

@@a_betancourth the games it stutters the worst on is fortnite and borderlands to the point that it’s unplayable. I’ve turned down graphics and done everything I can to fix it and it’s still giving me stuttering issues. Haven’t had this problem with past GPU’s

[@a_betancourth]

@@Nameless2004 yeah for some reason fortnite is weird on AMD cards :'/// But what about other games? Same story? Or is it stable?

[@Nameless2004]

@@a_betancourth every game has issues with stuttering with my card. It’ll be smooth at times but if I turn a corner or walk on a hill revealing more land it’ll stutter like crazy which is sad because I spent 400 dollars to get that card

[@phantompanda1508]

i wonder if nitro plus has better binned chips...wish you could look into overclocking as well , see how much each can be pushed

[@deusunlimited6512]

Rx 6600xt nitro+ or red devil?

[@annodomini1430]

Sapphire nitro+. It has a fuses on board. Red devil hasn't. It is a big plus with a short circuit.

[@deusunlimited6512]

@@annodomini1430 i bought rx 6600 xt red devil

[@annodomini1430]

@@deusunlimited6512 And I bought sapphire nitro. Both cards are good.

[@preshan-hb1zt]

I like pulse😍simple and cool

[@zeroomega4154]

thx for the video。i uesd to want to sale my pulse and buy a nitro+，but now i will keep my pulse。

[@nigut10]

In my opinion the biggest reason to buy a nitro + at all is the design, If you want a more or less white Card but dont want to spend more money for a white rog strix xD

[@Bravox84]

Good Content!

[@sebastianfuentesorellana]

saludos desde chile , un abrazo !

[@ДмитрийДмитриев-к1э]

RX 580 nitro+ 💪

[@philippbeckonert1678]

: Very interesting that your Pulse scored higher than the Nitro...

[@FoxyCAMTV]

More aggressive fan curve in pylse out of box.

[@ricks_toys]

Just sold my 6800xt nitro+ and replaced it with a 3080ti.

[@ricks_toys]

@Venura Colombage 6800xt colors are off and crashed more often than id like.

[@hircine92h]

@@ricks_toys ye AMD software is hot garbage.

[@TheAbdielLopes]

Thanks🇧🇷

[@angelolozano1236]

.... nice