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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 XT is 3508 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 76% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon HD 7970 - 72 vs 41 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 160 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G OC)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.863608931804468%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
35.727217863608935%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $379 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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