Radeon RX 7700 XT vs RX 6600S

Place in performance ranking	132	34
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.26
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	no data	$443 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	3456
Core clock speed	no data	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1881 MHz	2544 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	549.5

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600S and Radeon RX 7700 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	432.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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.

RX 6600S 35.42

RX 7700 XT 57.64
+62.7%

RX 7700 XT outperforms RX 6600S by 63% 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%

RX 6600S 13678

RX 7700 XT 22258
+62.7%

RX 7700 XT outperforms RX 6600S by 63% 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	110−120 −63.6%	180 +63.6%
1440p	60−65 −71.7%	103 +71.7%
4K	35−40 −68.6%	59 +68.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−216%

193
+216%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −162%	165 +162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −195%	180 +195%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −59.1%	180−190 +59.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −51.4%	100−110 +51.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −159%	158 +159%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −39.7%	100−110 +39.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −56.2%	130−140 +56.2%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −100%	278 +100%
Hitman 3	70−75 −53.4%	110−120 +53.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −175%	391 +175%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −28.6%	130−140 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −33%	110−120 +33%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −197%	398 +197%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −35.6%	120−130 +35.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −135%	148 +135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −144%	149 +144%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −59.1%	180−190 +59.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −51.4%	100−110 +51.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −116%	132 +116%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −39.7%	100−110 +39.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −56.2%	130−140 +56.2%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −37.4%	190−200 +37.4%
Hitman 3	70−75 −53.4%	110−120 +53.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −69.7%	240−250 +69.7%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +38.2%	76 −38.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −33%	110−120 +33%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −149%	334 +149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −239%	295 +239%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −35.6%	120−130 +35.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −92.1%	121 +92.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −116%	132 +116%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −51.4%	100−110 +51.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −100%	122 +100%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −39.7%	100−110 +39.7%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −66.2%	231 +66.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −52.1%	216 +52.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −114%	287 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −93.1%	168 +93.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −35.6%	120−130 +35.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

−33%

110−120
+33%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −82.4%	120−130 +82.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −63%	130−140 +63%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −158%	98 +158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −166%	101 +166%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −71.7%	90−95 +71.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −196%	80 +196%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −145%	157 +145%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −170%	197 +170%
Hitman 3	45−50 −80%	80−85 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −125%	171 +125%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −100%	134 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −130%	193 +130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −145%	120 +145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −100%	60−65 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−60.7%

95−100
+60.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −86.2%	50−55 +86.2%
Hitman 3	27−30 −69%	45−50 +69%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −86.4%	80−85 +86.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −144%	66 +144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −117%	89 +117%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −152%	58 +152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −181%	59 +181%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −86.4%	40−45 +86.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −227%	36 +227%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −90%	35−40 +90%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −173%	134 +173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −134%	103 +134%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −147%	89 +147%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −100%	30−35 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−83.9%

55−60
+83.9%

This is how RX 6600S and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7700 XT is 64% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 XT is 72% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 XT is 69% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6600S is 38% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700 XT is 239% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6600S is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 7700 XT is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.42	57.64
Recency	4 January 2022	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	245 Watt