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$199.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$210.54
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$351.94
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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 RX 6600
- Performs up to 76% better in Apex Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 85 FPS
- Up to 35% better value when playing Apex Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - $1.33 vs $2.06 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
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 12% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 - $175.0 vs $199.99
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
87%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
134 FPS
$6.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
$10.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,479
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134 FPS
$7.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
In Stock
134 FPS
$5.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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139 FPS
$7.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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140 FPS
$7.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
147 FPS
$7.46/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,097
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141 FPS
$6.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$947.84
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140 FPS
$8.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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