Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce GTX 275
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon RX 6600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6600 XT outperforms GTX 275 by a whopping 1094% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 727 | 91 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 75 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.36 | 62.26 |
| Power efficiency | 1.13 | 18.48 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 30 July 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $379 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 6600 XT has 17194% better value for money than GTX 275.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 240 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 633 MHz | 1968 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 50.64 | 331.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6739 TFLOPS | 10.6 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 190 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 896 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1134 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 127.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | Two Dual Link DVI | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D 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 | 3.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 10−12
−1240%
| 134
+1240%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−1200%
| 78
+1200%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−1367%
| 44
+1367%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 24.90
−780%
| 2.83
+780%
|
| 1440p | 41.50
−754%
| 4.86
+754%
|
| 4K | 83.00
−864%
| 8.61
+864%
|
- RX 6600 XT has 780% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 6600 XT has 754% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 6600 XT has 864% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 257
+0%
|
257
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 209
+0%
|
209
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 135
+0%
|
135
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 183
+0%
|
183
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how GTX 275 and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6600 XT is 1240% faster in 1080p
- RX 6600 XT is 1200% faster in 1440p
- RX 6600 XT is 1367% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.48 | 41.54 |
| Recency | 15 January 2009 | 30 July 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 160 Watt |
RX 6600 XT has a 1093.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 814.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 685.7% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 275 in performance tests.
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