Friday, October 15th 2021

Gigabyte Launches AMD Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8G Graphics Card

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of premium gaming hardware, today announced a new AMD Radeon RX 6600 graphics card - the Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8G. The Eagle graphics card is the best choice for those who desire a unique design optimized for power efficiency and durability, and the ability to experience incredible high-framerate 1080p gaming.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 graphics cards are based on the breakthrough AMD RDNA 2 gaming architecture, designed to deliver the optimal balance of performance and power efficiency. Offering 32 MB of high-performance AMD Infinity Cache, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, AMD Smart Access Memory technology and other advanced features, the new graphics cards are designed to bring next-generation desktop gaming experiences to the midrange market. They also support AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, an open-source spatial upscaling solution designed to increase framerates in select titles while delivering high-resolution gaming experiences.
The Gigabyte Windforce 3X cooling system features three unique blade fans, alternate spinning, composite copper heat pipes in direct contact with the GPU, 3D active fans, screen cooling and graphene nano lubricant that work together to provide efficient heat dissipation. These cooling technologies keep temperatures low at all times, resulting in higher and more stable performance. The middle fan spins in reverse to optimize airflow for heat dissipation, enabling more efficient performance at a lower temperature. Screen cooling extends the heatsink to allow air to pass through, providing better heat dissipation and preventing heat accumulation so to improve stability. In addition, graphene nano lubricant can extend the fan life by 2.1 times, delivering nearly the lifespan of the double ball bearing while providing quiet operation.

The design of Eagle graphics card is inspired by science-fiction with mechanical materials, providing a transparent cover and bright logo. In addition, the back plate not only strengthens the overall structure of the graphics card, but also prevents the PCB from bending or sustaining damage. GIGABYTE graphics cards use a multi-phase power supply, providing over-temperature protection and load balancing for each MOSFET and allowing the MOSFET to operate at a lower temperature. The Ultra Durable-certified chokes and capacitors provide excellent performance and longer system life.
Source: Gigabyte
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53 Comments on Gigabyte Launches AMD Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8G Graphics Card

#51
Valantar
HenrySomeoneWoefully underbuilt? It's not the 3090 and cards of this power (and higher too) always existed in blower variants, just like the use cases for them (=several of them in a rack). Actually, if this review is to be believed, it's actually very good at keeping the temps in check:

www.digitalcitizen.life/asus-turbo-geforce-rtx-3070-review/
"While running the benchmarks, we also found out that the ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 3070 video card needs about 200 Watts of power. And, in the end, another important element is the heat produced by the video card. To see how hot the card gets, we ran Furmark for about an hour while monitoring the temperatures. What we found was that the ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 3070 card doesn’t get hotter than 66 degrees Celsius (151 Fahrenheit). In other words, this is one cool graphics card!"

Now, it obviously won't be quiet at load, but in its primarily intended use case (AI, rendering), this isn't an issue.
If it's running at 200W then Asus have restricted the power limit by 25W compared to a stock 3070, which is not insignificant. Obviously not enough to make the difference between a quiet and cool vs. a loud and hot card, but if that's the case then it says something about the expectations of the cooler. The temperatures do look good, though given that there is no mention of clocks and power draws (and the methodology in that review is generally vague and poorly described) I don't trust that without further explanation. It's entirely possible that FurMark makes the card power throttle hard, for example (which the 200W reading could be seen to corroborate - if it runs 200W under 3DMark, it's entirely possible that a strict power limit will put it lower under FurMark. There's also no mention whatsoever of fan noise. It still looks better cooled than I would expected, but there is far too much information missing for me to change my overall view.
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#52
Vya Domus
ValantarWhy would you need a triple-fan cooler on a 130W GPU?
Dissipating heat is tricky in a mining rig.
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Valantar
Vya DomusDissipating heat is tricky in a mining rig.
True enough. Though don't most of those take off the stock fans and put high speed case fans nearby anyhow? A heatsink designed for two slightly larger fans might be a better fit for that use case depending on the installation.
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