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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$199.99
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$229
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$381.65
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$206.66
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 3583 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 12% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 - $175.0 vs $199.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 26% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon HD 7970 - 78 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon HD 7970 - $2.56 vs $2.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 132 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
62
79.48717948717949%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/FPS
90.78014184397163%
Price, $
$175
100%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
78
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
87%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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Updated 315162 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18.569636135508155%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
42.437275985663085%
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 6600
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$16.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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62 FPS
$16.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,049.99
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61 FPS
$24.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,479
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60 FPS
$16.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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61 FPS
$16.39/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
59 FPS
$16.1/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
In Stock
73 FPS
$15.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,097
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63 FPS
$15.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$947.84
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