Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 vs GeForce GTX 1080
AMD
Radeon RX 6600
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 13 Oct 2021
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1080
8192 Mb GDDR5X
Released 27 May 2016
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600110%
- GeForce GTX 1080100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600
- 10% higher gaming performance.
- 48 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1080
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6600
The Radeon RX 6600 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | 2560 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | 20 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 160 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | 27 May 2016 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600159.40 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1080102.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600279.00 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1080257.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1080320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 66008928.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 10808228.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660069
- GeForce GTX 108053
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600147
- GeForce GTX 1080129
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600148
- GeForce GTX 1080125
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600105
- GeForce GTX 108091
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600107
- GeForce GTX 1080105
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660050
- GeForce GTX 108042
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600108
- GeForce GTX 108096
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660096
- GeForce GTX 108080
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660068
- GeForce GTX 108062
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 660070
- GeForce GTX 108082
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660027
- GeForce GTX 108025
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 660060
- GeForce GTX 108057
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660048
- GeForce GTX 108043
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660033
- GeForce GTX 108033
FPS (higher is better)