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Radeon RX 6600

4.4 · 1,686 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
1,792
FP32
8.928 TF
Bandwidth
224 GB/s
TDP
132W
Boost
2491 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute8.928 TFLOPS9%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s13%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity8 GB25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units1,7928%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency22/10038%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy12,960pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)5,580pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,664spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute67,200pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming36
Ray tracing31
AI / Compute28
Creator / 3D32
Power efficiency22
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 35 fps
1080p
57
1440p
33
4K
14
Counter-Strike 2avg 89 fps
1080p
142
1440p
82
4K
42
Fortniteavg 101 fps
1080p
160
1440p
95
4K
47
Battlefield 5avg 89 fps
1080p
121
1440p
90
4K
56
Far Cry 5avg 87 fps
1080p
130
1440p
88
4K
43
Valorantavg 225 fps
1080p
209
1440p
247
4K
218

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
100fps
1440p
52fps
4K
32fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($329) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$3.27
1440p
$6.31
4K
$10.34
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

People love how it sips power and stays cool while handling 1080p gaming with ease. The main complaint is the 8GB VRAM feels tight in newer games.

Pros
  • Plays modern games at high settings
  • Sips power, stays cool and quiet
  • Fits easily in smaller PC cases
  • Works great for 1080p gaming
Cons
  • Ray tracing performance is poor
  • No DLSS, only FSR upscaling
  • Only eight PCIe lanes

Supported technologies

Ray TracingAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Process node
7 nm
Transistors
11.1 B
Compute Units
28
Release date
2021
Launch price
$329
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
1,792
RT Cores
28
TMUs
112
ROPs
64
L2 cache
2 MB
Memory
Size
8 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
224 GB/s
Memory clock
1750 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1626 MHz
Boost clock
2491 MHz
FP32 (float)
8.928 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
8.928 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
159 GPixel/s
Texture rate
279 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
132W
Suggested PSU
250W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
Length
190 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Verdict

Our verdict on the RX 6600

A solid 1080p card that sips power but chokes on ray tracing and higher resolutions.

Get it if you want a capable 1080p card that runs cool and quiet for modern games without breaking the bank. Skip it if you need high-refresh 1440p or ray tracing performance, as it falls short there.

Buy it if…

  • You're building a budget 1080p gaming rig and want good value.
  • You need a power-efficient card for an older or smaller case.
  • You want a no-fuss upgrade from an older mid-range GPU.
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