Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 3583 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 10% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 - $175.0 vs $194.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 57% better in Battlefield V than Radeon HD 7970 - 154 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing Battlefield V than Radeon HD 7970 - $1.27 vs $1.79 per 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
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$194.99
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $194.99 on Amazon
In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
42%
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
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Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $329 |
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 | 224 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |