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AMD logo Radeon RX 6600 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q3 2021 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1968 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 49.2 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 68.8 %
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 W 8.6 % 175 W 0 %
Length 305 mm 0 % 296 mm 3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 65264 0 % 34616 47 %
Future Proof 81 % 0 % 20 % 75.3 %
Benchmark Score 42594 0 % 11982 71.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 924.2 0 % 583.7 36.8 %
Average DirectX performance 131.2 FPS 0 % 37.8 FPS 71.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 190.1 FPS 0 % 81.5 FPS 57.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 111 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 83.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 162.7 FPS 0 % 29.1 FPS 82.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 60.9 FPS 0 % 22.8 FPS 62.5 %
Graphic card computing 7945 operations/s 0 % 2353.4 operations/s 70.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6600 XT, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.7 FPS 72.4 FPS
High settings 280.2 FPS 130.3 FPS
Medium settings 336.2 FPS 156.4 FPS
Low settings 470.7 FPS 219.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 53.5 %

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 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.6 FPS 57.1 FPS
High settings 197.3 FPS 102.8 FPS
Medium settings 236.8 FPS 123.4 FPS
Low settings 331.5 FPS 172.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.9 %
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