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The Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ ships in a purple-coloured box, with the Nitro logo taking pride of place on the front. On the back, Sapphire highlights a few key features of the GPU itself.
Inside, accessories are sparse – we find a quick start guide and manufacturer not, but that's it.
Taking a look at the card itself, it is in keeping with the Nitro+ styling that we have become accustomed to over the last couple of years. That means we have a silver and black plastic shroud that looks clean and fairly minimalistic – it certainly doesn't scream ‘gamer' at you.
We can also note the two 100mm fans nestled in the shroud. If they look slightly different to you, that's because they are now using ‘Second Generation Angular Velocity' fan blades which Sapphire claims can offer up to 44% more air pressure, at 30dBa, when compared to the first generation design.
For a dual-slot card, it's by no means tiny – it measures in at 260 x 130 x 57.57mm. The thickness is most eye-catching, as this is approaching a triple-slot form-factor, but it should fit in most cases on the market.
We can also note a tasteful silver backplate, made from metal. This sports the Nitro+ and Radeon logos, while there's a large cut-out at the end of the backplate to allow airflow directly through the heatsink and out the back of the card.
Towards the I/O bracket, it is worth pointing out the dual-BIOS switch, allowing a choice of the Performance or Silent modes. There is even a third option to let users toggle between these BIOS modes using Sapphire's Trixx software, which is a nice touch.
Power requirements consist of 1x 8-pin PCIe connector, and we can note 3x DisplayPort and 1x HDMI 2.1 video outputs.
