Riva TNT2 vs Radeon RX 6600

Place in the ranking	116	1526
Place by popularity	14	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	66.86	no data
Power efficiency	20.56	no data
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code name	Navi 23	NV5
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 October 2021 (3 years ago)	12 October 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1792	no data
Core clock speed	1626 MHz	125 MHz
Boost clock speed	2491 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,060 million	15 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	279.0	0.25
Floating-point processing power	8.928 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	2
TMUs	112	2
Ray Tracing Cores	28	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 4.0 x8	AGP 4x
Length	190 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	2.4 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x VGA
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	6.0
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.2
OpenCL	2.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.2	N/A

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.

RX 6600 39.36
+393500%

Riva TNT2 0.01

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.

RX 6600 15128
+504167%

Riva TNT2 3

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	111	-0−1
1440p	56	-0−1
4K	31	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.96	no data
1440p	5.88	no data
4K	10.61	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	111	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	107	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	84	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	81	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	225	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	123	0−1
Metro Exodus	140	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	0−1
Valorant	150−160	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	68	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	69	0−1
Dota 2	141	0−1
Far Cry 5	62	0−1
Fortnite	170−180	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	182	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	98	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	137	0−1
Metro Exodus	98	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150	0−1
Valorant	150−160	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	59	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	56	0−1
Dota 2	107	0−1
Far Cry 5	95−100	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	157	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	85	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210	0−1
Valorant	150−160	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	64	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	64	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40	0−1
World of Tanks	250−260	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	33	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	32	0−1
Far Cry 5	120−130	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	101	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	60	0−1
Metro Exodus	97	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70	0−1
Valorant	120−130	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20	0−1
Dota 2	60	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	60	0−1
Metro Exodus	29	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	40−45	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12	0−1
Dota 2	85	0−1
Far Cry 5	55−60	0−1
Fortnite	55−60	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	53	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	29	0−1
Valorant	65−70	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.36	0.01
Recency	13 October 2021	12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	250 nm

RX 6600 has a 393500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

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