AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Rasterization22.5
24.5Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.4
88.9Efficiencyspec-based76.3
40.5Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 41.5 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+11) and rasterization (+10). 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 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 30
- 181% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,200 vs 3,625
- 120% higher Boost clock: 2,589 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $379
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Maxwell |
| Process | 7 nm+75% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 145 W+9% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+23% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz+87% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,589 MHz+120% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+14% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200+181%Bottom 39% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Bottom 8% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000+66%Bottom 42% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsBottom 19% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsBottom 17% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsBottom 17% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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