GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
316%
316%
AMD Radeon HD 7970
36%
36%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is approximately 280% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 23 | Tahiti |
| Cores | 2048 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 23 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 23 XT(215-130000006) | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 11,060 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 46.7M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 237 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1269 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jul 30th, 2021 | Jan 9th, 2012 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Aug 10th, 2021 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi II(RX 6000) | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Navi | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi III | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 379 USD | 549 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 45 in our database | 191 in our database |
| AnnouncedDifferent | N/A | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1968 MHz | N/A |
| Game ClockDifferent | 2359 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2589 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2000 MHz16 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 925 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 256.0 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute Units | 32 | 32 |
| RT CoresDifferent | 32 | N/A |
| L0 CacheDifferent | 32 KB per WGP | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB per Array | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 768 KB |
| L3 CacheDifferent | 32 MB | N/A |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 165.7 GPixel/s | 29.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 331.4 GTexel/s | 118.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 21.21 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 10.60 TFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 662.8 GFLOPS (1:16) | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 190 mm7.5 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 110 mm4.3 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 160 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | D532 | 109-C38637-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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