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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 3583 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 34% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon HD 7970 - 215 vs 160 FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 132 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$209.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-66XL8LFDQ
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
42%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Navi II | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1626 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 2491 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6600 or Radeon HD 7970
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
190 FPS
$4.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
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32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Radeon RX 6600
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Radeon RX 6600
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Radeon RX 6600
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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195 FPS
$5.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
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191 FPS
$4.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$4.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 7600
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$5.64/FPS
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