Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 6600 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 30 Jul 2021
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 26 Oct 2017
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600 XT142%
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600 XT
- 42% higher gaming performance.
- 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 1070 Ti
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 XT
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XT
(215-130000006)) | GP104 (GP104-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2432 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 19 |
| Core clock | 1968 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 152 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Jul 2021 | 26 Oct 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT165.70 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti107.70 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT331.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti255.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600 XT256.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti256.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6600 XT10600.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti8186.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT176
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti116
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT109
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti62
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT126
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti84
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT130
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti106
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT131
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti86
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT72
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti47
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT82
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti56
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT87
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti79
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT74
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti53
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT38
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti30
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT40
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti29
FPS (higher is better)