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AMD logo Radeon RX 6600 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q3 2021 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1968 MHz 0 % 880 MHz 55.3 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 91.1 %
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 W 36 % 250 W 0 %
Length 305 mm 0 % 297 mm 2.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 65265 0 % 27068 58.5 %
Future Proof 81 % 0 % 21 % 74.1 %
Benchmark Score 42595 0 % 7327 82.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 907.8 0 % 432.9 52.3 %
Average DirectX performance 130.8 FPS 0 % 27.3 FPS 79.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 187.3 FPS 0 % 68.3 FPS 63.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 112.7 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 82.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 161.9 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 87.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 61.3 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 7985 operations/s 0 % 1487.5 operations/s 81.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6600 XT, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.7 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 280.2 FPS 95.0 FPS
Medium settings 336.2 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 470.7 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 66.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 6600 XT, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.6 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 197.3 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 236.8 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 331.5 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 59.7 %
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