Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon R9 295X2
AMD
Radeon RX 6600 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 30 Jul 2021
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 295X2
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Apr 2014
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600 XT246%
- Radeon R9 295X2100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600 XT
- 146% higher gaming performance.
- 340 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 295X2 .
- 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 R9 295X2
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 RX 6600 XT
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (2 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XT
(215-130000006)) | Vesuvius (Vesuvius XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2816 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1968 MHz | 1018 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 512 bit x2 |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 500 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Jul 2021 | 29 Apr 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT165.70 GP/s
- Radeon R9 295X2130.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600 XT331.40 GT/s
- Radeon R9 295X2358.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600 XT256.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 295X2640.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6600 XT10600.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 295X211466.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT130
- Radeon R9 295X248
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600 XT87
- Radeon R9 295X239
FPS (higher is better)