AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6600 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 132 Watt vs 230 Watt
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 290.312 vs 197.183
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 19713 vs 15315
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 26778 vs 18062
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 69225 vs 50772
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 19713 vs 15315
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 26778 vs 18062
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 69225 vs 50772
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Oct 2021 vs 3 Mar 2021
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 132 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 290.312 vs 197.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 19713 vs 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 26778 vs 18062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 69225 vs 50772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 19713 vs 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 26778 vs 18062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 69225 vs 50772

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

  • Around 43% higher core clock speed: 2321 MHz vs 1626 MHz
  • Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 2581 MHz vs 2491 MHz
  • Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 413.0 GTexel/s vs 279.0 GTexel/s
  • Around 43% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 1792
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19824 vs 15097
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 946 vs 882
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 100473 vs 73020
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 349.422 vs 260.061
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7129.567 vs 5472.868
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 34.064 vs 20.421
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1699.337 vs 1152.228
  • Around 63% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2435 vs 1492
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 2321 MHz vs 1626 MHz
Boost clock speed 2581 MHz vs 2491 MHz
Texture fill rate 413.0 GTexel/s vs 279.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines 2560 vs 1792
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 19824 vs 15097
PassMark - G2D Mark 946 vs 882
Geekbench - OpenCL 100473 vs 73020
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 349.422 vs 260.061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 vs 5472.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 34.064 vs 20.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1699.337 vs 1152.228
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2435 vs 1492

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
15097
19824
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
882
946
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
73020
100473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
260.061
349.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5472.868
7129.567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.421
34.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
290.312
197.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1152.228
1699.337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19713
15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26778
18062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
69225
50772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19713
15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26778
18062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
69225
50772
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
2435
Name AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark 15097 19824
PassMark - G2D Mark 882 946
Geekbench - OpenCL 73020 100473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 260.061 349.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5472.868 7129.567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 20.421 34.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 290.312 197.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.228 1699.337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 19713 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 26778 18062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 69225 50772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 19713 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 26778 18062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 69225 50772
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1492 2435

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 RDNA 2.0
Code name Navi 23 XL Navi 22
Launch date 13 Oct 2021 3 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $479
Place in performance rating 38 51
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2491 MHz 2581 MHz
Compute units 28 40
Core clock speed 1626 MHz 2321 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 558.0 GFLOPS (1:16) 825.9 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 17.86 TFLOPS (2:1) 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 8.928 TFLOPS 13.21 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1792 2560
Pixel fill rate 159.4 GPixel/s 165.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 279.0 GTexel/s 413.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 132 Watt 230 Watt
Transistor count 11060 million 17200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 3
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Height 40 mm (1.6 inches) 40 mm (1.6 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 190 mm (7.5 inches) 267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Width 110 mm (4.3 inches) 110 mm (4.3 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.2
OpenCL 2.1 2.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 384 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6