Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce 8800 GTS 512

Place in performance ranking	942	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	93
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	48.63
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 December 2007 (16 years ago)	30 July 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$379
Current price	$146 (0.4x MSRP)	$283 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 XT has 121475% better value for money than 8800 GTS 512.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	2048
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1968 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2589 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	160 (TGP) Watt
Texture fill rate	41.60	331.4
Floating-point performance	416.0 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	254 mm	190 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1640 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	52.48 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 GTS 512 1.47

RX 6600 XT 42.69
+2804%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms GeForce 8800 GTS 512 by 2804% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

8800 GTS 512 568

RX 6600 XT 16487
+2803%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms GeForce 8800 GTS 512 by 2803% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	4−5 −3100%	128 +3100%
1440p	2−3 −3650%	75 +3650%
4K	1−2 −4000%	41 +4000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

79
−2748%

2250−2300

+2748%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −2738%	2100−2150 +2738%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	129 −2768%	3700−3750 +2768%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −2783%	3950−4000 +2783%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −2749%	2450−2500 +2749%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −2785%	2250−2300 +2785%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −2757%	2600−2650 +2757%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −2757%	3000−3050 +2757%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −2798%	4550−4600 +2798%
Hitman 3	108 −2770%	3100−3150 +2770%
Horizon Zero Dawn	289 −2789%	8350−8400 +2789%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −2781%	3400−3450 +2781%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 −2800%	2900−2950 +2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	257 −2799%	7450−7500 +2799%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120 −2775%	3450−3500 +2775%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −2738%	2100−2150 +2738%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	106 −2777%	3050−3100 +2777%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −2783%	3950−4000 +2783%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −2749%	2450−2500 +2749%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 −2795%	2200−2250 +2795%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −2757%	2600−2650 +2757%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −2757%	3000−3050 +2757%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −2798%	4550−4600 +2798%
Hitman 3	94 −2772%	2700−2750 +2772%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −2802%	5050−5100 +2802%
Metro Exodus	64 −2791%	1850−1900 +2791%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 −2800%	2900−2950 +2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	209 −2795%	6050−6100 +2795%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	176 −2798%	5100−5150 +2798%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −2792%	2950−3000 +2792%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −2738%	2100−2150 +2738%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 −2767%	2150−2200 +2767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −2749%	2450−2500 +2749%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 −2799%	2000−2050 +2799%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −2757%	2600−2650 +2757%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −2798%	4550−4600 +2798%
Horizon Zero Dawn	157 −2798%	4550−4600 +2798%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 −2796%	5300−5350 +2796%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 −2779%	2850−2900 +2779%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 −2769%	1750−1800 +2769%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

−2800%

2900−2950
+2800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −2792%	2400−2450 +2792%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −2800%	2900−2950 +2800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −2772%	1350−1400 +2772%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −2757%	1600−1650 +2757%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −2779%	1900−1950 +2779%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −2775%	1150−1200 +2775%
Far Cry 5	105 −2757%	3000−3050 +2757%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −2789%	2600−2650 +2789%
Hitman 3	67 −2736%	1900−1950 +2736%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 −2788%	3350−3400 +2788%
Metro Exodus	98 −2757%	2800−2850 +2757%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118 −2781%	3400−3450 +2781%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −2791%	1850−1900 +2791%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 −2741%	1250−1300 +2741%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
−2738%

2100−2150

+2738%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −2691%	1200−1250 +2691%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −2738%	1050−1100 +2738%
Hitman 3	33 −2779%	950−1000 +2779%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −2718%	1550−1600 +2718%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 −2775%	1150−1200 +2775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −2770%	1550−1600 +2770%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −2733%	850−900 +2733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 −2757%	800−850 +2757%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −2757%	800−850 +2757%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −2757%	400−450 +2757%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −2700%	700−750 +2700%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −2733%	1700−1750 +2733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 −2779%	1900−1950 +2779%
Metro Exodus	53 −2730%	1500−1550 +2730%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24 −2608%	650−700 +2608%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
−2721%

1100−1150

+2721%

This is how 8800 GTS 512 and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 3100% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 3650% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 XT is 4000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.47	42.69
Recency	11 December 2007	30 July 2021
Cost	$349	$379
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	160 Watt