AMD has presented its RX 6600 XT as the direct competitor of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3060, mainly seeking to become the graphics card most used by Steam users and, for that, it offers it at a fairly competitive price. According to AMD, this graphics card offers a performance of 15% to its NVIDIA counterpart, but that speaks of the base model and not of the high-end models of the various assemblers that we will see next.
What are the features of the Radeon RX 6600 XT?
| name | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|
| GPU | Navi 23 |
| Architecture | DNA 2 |
| Game clock | 2359 MHz |
| Calculation units | 32 |
| FP32 capacity | 9.63 TFLOPS |
| FP16 capacity | 19.33 TFLOPS |
| Int8 capacity | 38.65 TFLOPS |
| Texture units | 128 |
| Texturing rate | 302 G pixels / s |
| ROPS | 32 |
| Filling rate | 75.49 GPixels / s |
| Laser tracing | And |
| Mesh shaders | And |
| Variable rate shading | And |
| PCIe connector | 8 pins |
| TDP | 160W |
| VRAM type | 16 Gbps GDDR6 |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB / s |
| VRAM capability | 8 GB |
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is a graphics card located in AMD’s “performance segment”, and was first released on July 30, 2021. Built on a 7nm manufacturing process and based on the Navi 23 graphics processor , in its Navi 23 XT variant is compatible with DirectX 12 Ultimate, which guarantees that it will work perfectly with all the most modern games that base their operation on this graphics API. In addition, this compatibility guarantees the possibility of using material ray tracing, variable speed shading and the latest in gaming technology.
The Navi 23 graphics processor is a mid-sized chip with an area of 237 mm² and 11.06 billion transistors; It includes 2,048 shader units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, as well as 32 cores for ray tracing acceleration. AMD has paired this GPU with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory
The GPU operates at a base frequency of 1,968 MHz which can be increased up to 2,589 MHz, while the memory operates at 2 GHz (16 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot graphics card, the Radeon RX 6600 XT is powered only by an 8-pin PCIe power connector, with a maximum nominal power consumption of 160 watts.
Finally, to highlight its video outputs which include (still speaking of the reference model AMD) an HDMI and three DisplayPorts. This graphic is connected to the rest of the system via a PCI-Express 4.0 x8 interface, and its launch price is US $ 379, which, translated into dollars, turned out to be around the 399 dollars.
What are the best AMD Radeon RX 6600 XTs on the market?
So far we have talked about the reference model and the base specs that AMD itself has established, but obviously we find models customized by assemblers with significantly higher specs and performance, as well as a More advanced cooling system which not only makes the GPU run cooler but also makes less noise, so there are times when it’s worth investing a little more money in a higher custom model.
Next, we’ll tell you which models we believe are the best of all.
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 6600 XT
The best Radeon RX 6600 XT model from Asus is the ROG STRIX, of course belonging to its gaming-oriented product segment. This model has a dual socket heatsink and double axial fans patented by the brand to ensure optimal cooling, and incorporates a large backplate for the same purpose.
The GPU has two BIOSes, a so-called performance mode which runs the GPU at full speed (obviously factory overclocked) and a silent mode, which slows down but turns off the fans for 0dB operation. At the time of writing this graphic is not yet listed on the manufacturer’s website and the exact speed settings are unknown, but we will update as soon as they are available.
PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 XT Red Devil
This is the first RDNA 2 architecture graphics card that PowerColor is encouraged to include in its prestigious Red Devil family of graphics cards; Although the manufacturer has not revealed its dimensions, at first glance it seems the smallest graphic in this series by far, but despite this it continues to have a considerable size and more when it comes to the GPU. that it is.
This model incorporates a dual fan heat sink and with a large backplate that covers the entire back of the PCB, and also, as usual in the manufacturer’s Red Devil GPUs, this will be the only graphics in all RX 6600 XTs. custom which will need more It requires an 8-pin PCIe connector plus an additional 6-pin connector, so its consumption could reach 225W of TDP.
XFX Radeon RX 6600 XT Speedster 308 Black
XFX has pitched a contender for the “most confusing name” of all. This model is part of the Speedster Mercury series, but also received the nickname “308 Black”. It has a three-fan cooling solution that maintains a sleek black and silver color scheme. The graphic has a back plate that covers the entire back of the PCB, and you can see with the naked eye that the heatsink sticks out a bit.
In this case, graphics will only need a single 8-pin PCIe slot to function, but operating speeds are unknown until its launch, although it seems likely that it is overclocked at the factory.
GIGABYTE RX 6600 XT EAGLE
Gigabyte has announced three models of this line of graphics cards, the Gaming OC, the Gaming OC PRO and the EAGLE, the latter being the most prominent as it was announced with a graphene-based nano lubricant to achieve faster operating speeds. high. for better temperature management.
This graphic features a triple fan heat sink that protrudes from the PCB, and as a curiosity, the three WindForce fans rotate alternately and have triangular blades which the manufacturer claims significantly reduce their temperature. At the moment its operating speeds are unknown but according to the images provided by Gigabyte, it only requires an 8-pin PCIe connector to function.
MSI RX 6600 XT Gaming X
For this family of graphics cards, the manufacturer MSI does not seem to have been too careful and has simply integrated its Twin Frozr 8 heatsink, with a dual fan system that we have seen previously which is neither too efficient nor quiet. MSI has announced that it will have a factory overclock but like all the others it did not give precise running speed values … yes it is the only one that specified that the graph is 277mm from long.
ASRock RX 6600 XT Ghost Game
ASRock was one of the first to unveil its custom model of the Radeon RX 6600 XT with this Phantom Gaming triple fan which, like other models of this size, the heatsink extends well beyond the length of the graphics PCB. Either way, ASRock has stated that there will not be a Tai Chi model from this family so this Phantom Gaming will be its top model. Its exact specifications are unknown at this time.
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Nitro + and Pulse
As usual, Sapphire is releasing two different models for this AMD graphics family, with the Nitro + model being superior. Both have a dual-fan heat sink and the most curious is the introduction of a physical switch with three different BIOSes, one with base values, another for silent mode, and another for extreme overclocking.
For now, their operating speeds are unknown, but it is known that both models only need an 8-pin PCIe connector to operate and their heat sink occupies 2.2 PCI slots.
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