Radeon RX 6600S vs HD 6970M

Place in the ranking	589	169
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.47	28.11
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Blackcomb	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	960	1792
Core clock speed	680 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.64	224.0
Floating-point processing power	1.306 TFLOPS	7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	48	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	224.0 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

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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. 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.

HD 6970M 5.89

RX 6600S 32.26
+448%

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.

HD 6970M 2270

RX 6600S 12444
+448%

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:

900p	52 −438%	280−290 +438%
Full HD	51 −429%	270−280 +429%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−510%

60−65
+510%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −407%	75−80 +407%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −771%	60−65 +771%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −619%	110−120 +619%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −500%	70−75 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −500%	75−80 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −456%	85−90 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −376%	180−190 +376%
Hitman 3	12−14 −525%	75−80 +525%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −319%	150−160 +319%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −673%	110−120 +673%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −535%	120−130 +535%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −151%	120−130 +151%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −407%	75−80 +407%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −771%	60−65 +771%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −619%	110−120 +619%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −500%	70−75 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −500%	75−80 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −456%	85−90 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −376%	180−190 +376%
Hitman 3	12−14 −525%	75−80 +525%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −319%	150−160 +319%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −673%	110−120 +673%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −535%	120−130 +535%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −151%	120−130 +151%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −407%	75−80 +407%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −771%	60−65 +771%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −500%	70−75 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −500%	75−80 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −376%	180−190 +376%
Hitman 3	12−14 −525%	75−80 +525%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −319%	150−160 +319%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −535%	120−130 +535%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −151%	120−130 +151%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−431%

85−90
+431%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −518%	65−70 +518%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −486%	40−45 +486%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1088%	200−210 +1088%
Hitman 3	10−11 −350%	45−50 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −485%	75−80 +485%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1240%	65−70 +1240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −8300%	80−85 +8300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −386%	180−190 +386%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−510%

60−65
+510%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
Hitman 3	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1114%	170−180 +1114%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1367%	40−45 +1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	10−12
Far Cry 5	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −717%	45−50 +717%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −750%	16−18 +750%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−417%

30−35
+417%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

This is how HD 6970M and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

RX 6600S is 438% faster in 900p
RX 6600S is 429% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 8300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6600S is ahead in 70 tests (99%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.89	32.26
Recency	4 January 2011	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt

HD 6970M has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6600S, on the other hand, has a 447.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6970M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.