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AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 6600
40Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
30.1Rasterization22.5
22.7Ray Tracing20
37.1Memoryspec-based32.4
92.3Efficiencyspec-based76.3
36.6Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 66001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6600 wins this graphics card face-off, 40 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+8) and compute (+7). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6600

  • Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 37 vs 30
  • 132% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,400 vs 3,625
  • 111% higher Boost clock: 2,491 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced20212014
ArchitectureRDNA 2Maxwell
Process7 nm+75%28 nm
TDP132 W+9%145 W
Power connector1x 8-pin2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units1,792+8%1,664
RT cores28—
Base clock1,626 MHz+55%1,050 MHz
Boost clock2,491 MHz+111%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM8 GB+100%4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth224 GB/s224 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy8,400+132%Bottom 29%3,625Bottom 7%
3DMark Speed Way1,500Bottom 4%—
PassMark G3D13,900+44%Bottom 31%9,635Bottom 13%
1080p Ultra76 fpsBottom 12%—
1440p Ultra53 fpsBottom 12%—
4K Ultra27 fpsBottom 12%—

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
UpscalingFSR 3—

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