Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon VII
AMD
Radeon RX 6600
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 13 Oct 2021
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VS
AMD
Radeon VII
16384 Mb HBM2
Released 7 Feb 2019
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600100%
- Radeon VII121%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600
- 163 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon VII .
- 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 Radeon VII
- 21% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon VII
The Radeon VII is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon VII |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | Vega 20 (Vega 20 XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 331 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 13,230 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | 3840 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | 60 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 240 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon VII |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 4096 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz
2000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon VII |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | 295 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | 7 Feb 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600159.40 GP/s
- Radeon VII115.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600279.00 GT/s
- Radeon VII432.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600224.00 GB/s
- Radeon VII1024.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 66008928.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon VII13824.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660069
- Radeon VII70
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600147
- Radeon VII172
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600105
- Radeon VII117
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600107
- Radeon VII129
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660050
- Radeon VII56
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600108
- Radeon VII132
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660068
- Radeon VII82
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 660070
- Radeon VII93
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660027
- Radeon VII35
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 660060
- Radeon VII80
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660033
- Radeon VII44
FPS (higher is better)