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Radeon RX 6600 XT

4.2 · 499 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
2,048
FP32
10.6 TF
Bandwidth
256 GB/s
TDP
160W
Boost
2589 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 compute10.6 TFLOPS10%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s14%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity8 GB25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units2,0489%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency21/10036%
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 Spy14,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)6,120pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,872spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute74,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming40
Ray tracing34
AI / Compute31
Creator / 3D36
Power efficiency21
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 40 fps
1080p
67
1440p
39
4K
14
Counter-Strike 2avg 119 fps
1080p
209
1440p
102
4K
47
Fortniteavg 108 fps
1080p
170
1440p
102
4K
51
Battlefield 5avg 98 fps
1080p
131
1440p
102
4K
61
Far Cry 5avg 93 fps
1080p
129
1440p
102
4K
49
Valorantavg 241 fps
1080p
228
1440p
257
4K
238

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
117fps
1440p
64fps
4K
37fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($379) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$3.25
1440p
$5.26
4K
$8.90
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love it for 1080p gaming with great efficiency, running cool and quiet. The usual gripe is the limited VRAM, which chokes newer games at higher settings.

Pros
  • Plays modern games at high settings
  • Runs cool without breaking a sweat
  • Fits easily into smaller PC cases
  • Stays smooth for years of gaming
Cons
  • Ray tracing performance is weak
  • Noisy under heavy load
  • Lacks modern upscaling features

Supported technologies

Ray TracingAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 2.0
Process node
7 nm
Transistors
11.1 B
Compute Units
32
Release date
2021
Launch price
$379
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
2,048
RT Cores
32
TMUs
128
ROPs
64
L2 cache
2 MB
Memory
Size
8 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
256 GB/s
Memory clock
2000 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1968 MHz
Boost clock
2589 MHz
FP32 (float)
10.6 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
10.6 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
166 GPixel/s
Texture rate
331.4 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
160W
Suggested PSU
300W
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, 2x 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 XT

A competent 1080p gaming card with RDNA 2 features, but its 8GB VRAM is already a bottleneck.

Get it if you want a reliable 1080p card that runs cool and quiet, and skips ray tracing in demanding games. Skip it if you need more VRAM for heavier workloads or plan to play at higher resolutions.

Buy it if…

  • You want 1080p high-refresh gaming without breaking the bank.
  • You need a compact, power-efficient upgrade for an older PC.
  • You play esports titles and want high settings at smooth frames.
4.2

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