Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 6600 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 30 Jul 2021
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
11264 Mb GDDR6
Released 20 Aug 2018
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600 XT100%
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti130%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600 XT
- 90 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti .
- 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 RTX 2080 Ti
- 30% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (20 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XT
(215-130000006)) | TU102 () |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 754 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 18,600 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 4352 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 68 |
| Core clock | 1968 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 88 |
| TMUs | 128 | 272 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 352 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 11264 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Jul 2021 | 20 Aug 2018 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT165.70 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti132.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT331.40 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti408.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600 XT256.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti616.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6600 XT10600.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti13056.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT86
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti74
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT176
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti191
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT109
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti114
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT68
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti94
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT177
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti206
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 RTX 2080 Ti138
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT130
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti186
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT59
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti63
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT131
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti153
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT72
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti91
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT55
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti82
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT115
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti153
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 RTX 2080 Ti104
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT87
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti138
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT33
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti44
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT74
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti97
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT38
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti58
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6600 XT36
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti60
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600 XT57
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti86
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 RTX 2080 Ti59
FPS (higher is better)