Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 6600 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 30 Jul 2021
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11264 Mb GDDR5X
Released UNRELEASED
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600 XT106%
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600 XT
- 6% higher gaming performance.
- 60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti .
- 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 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (17 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XT
(215-130000006)) | GP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 471 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 12,000 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 3584 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 28 |
| Core clock | 1968 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 88 |
| TMUs | 128 | 224 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 352 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | 1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 11264 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 220 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Jul 2021 | UNRELEASED |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT165.70 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti130.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT331.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti332.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600 XT256.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti484.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6600 XT10600.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti10609.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT86
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti66
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT176
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti163
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT109
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti89
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT177
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti148
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 1080 Ti115
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT130
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti140
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT59
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti53
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT131
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti121
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT72
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti66
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT115
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti101
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 1080 Ti78
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT87
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti108
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT33
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti33
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT74
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti72
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT38
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT57
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti55
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 1080 Ti42
FPS (higher is better)