The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6600. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The Radeon RX 6600 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6600
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 47% less energy – 132 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6600
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Jan 9th, 2012
Average FPS
58
59%
Min 1% FPS
25
47%
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Radeon RX 6600
Oct 13th, 2021
Average FPS
98
100%
Min 1% FPS
53
100%
Price, $
$239.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.44/FPS
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$284.99
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$309.91
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$299.00
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$244.00
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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6600 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6600 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 6600 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Jan 9th, 2012
Memory
3 GB
38%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
19%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
42%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
42%
Radeon RX 6600
Oct 13th, 2021
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
85%
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.928 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 9th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Southern Islands (HD 7900) | Generation | Navi II (RX 6000) |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 132 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 159.4 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 279 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.928 TFLOPS |
