AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT RDNA 2 Graphics Card Official – Navi 23 GPU, 2048 Cores, 8 GB Memory & Faster Than RTX 3060 For $379 US

AMD has officially announced its Radeon RX 6600 XT RDNA 2 graphics card based on the Navi 23 GPU. The 6600 XT is aimed at the 1080p gaming segment at a price of $379 US which positions it between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Graphics Card Official For $379 US - RDNA 2 'Navi 23' GPU, 2048 Cores, 8 GB GDDR6 Memory, Faster Than The RTX 3060

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card is definitely going to be an interesting graphics card at its price and performance segment. Based on its naming convention alone, the card replaces the Radeon RX 5600 XT which featured more cores but was limited to 6 GB GDDR6 memory. In terms of performance alone, AMD promises up to 70% better performance which puts the card slightly ahead of the Radeon RX 5700 XT. But before we talk about that, let's talk specifications.

AMD RX 6600 XT Graphics Card Specifications

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card will be powered by the Navi 23 XT GPU which features 11.06 Billion transistors packed within a 237mm2 die. The GPU is not however the smallest chip in the RDNA 2 family as that title should belong to Navi 24 which should launch sometime later.

The Navi 23 GPU features 32 Compute Units with a total of 2048 stream processors which will be clocked at up to 2589 MHz. The card also rocks 32 MB Infinity Cache and features an 8 GB GDDR6 memory capacity running across a 128-bit wide bus interface at pin speeds of 16 Gbps for a total bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The RX 6600 XT graphics card is powered by a single 8-pin power connector though that will vary depending on the custom model. The TBP for the card is rated at 160W which is 10W higher than the Radeon RX 5600 XT and 65W lower than the Radeon RX 5700 XT. Here you get to see the huge efficiency uplift that RDNA 2 architecture is able to deliver. Both the higher clocks and architecture-specific enhancements deliver a nice jump in performance while keeping the power draw lower vs RDNA 1.

AMD's list of highlighted features for the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card include:

• AMD FidelityFX – Now supported by 50 titles and game engines, AMD FidelityFX is an open-source toolkit of visual enhancement effects for game developers available at AMD GPUOpen. Offering broad support on more than 100 AMD processors and GPUs, as well as on competitor GPUs, the new AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling technology delivers 2.4X higher performance on average in “Performance” mode at 4K across select titles compared to native resolution.
• AMD Smart Access Memory – Unlocks higher performance when pairing AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics with AMD Ryzen 5000 or select Ryzen 3000 Series Desktop Processors and AMD 500-series motherboards. Providing AMD Ryzen processors with access to the entire AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT high-speed 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory can deliver a performance uplift of up to 11 percent on average in select titles.
• AMD Infinity Cache – 32 MB of last-level data cache integrated on the GPU die reduces latency and power consumption to enable higher gaming performance than traditional architectural designs.
• DirectX 12 Ultimate Support – Enables games to deliver mind-blowing visuals with real-time DirectX Raytracing (DXR), Variable Rate Shading, and other advanced features, elevating games to a new level of realism.
• AMD Radeon Anti-Lag – Helps decrease input-to-display response times, making games more responsive and offering a competitive edge in gameplay.
• AMD Radeon Boost – AMD Radeon Boost with support for Variable Rate Shading can provide up to a 48-percent performance increase in Warframe during fast-motion gaming scenarios by dynamically reducing image resolution or by varying shading rates for different regions of a frame, increasing framerates and fluidity, and bolstering responsiveness with virtually no perceptual impact on image quality.

AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series "RDNA 2" Graphics Card Lineup:

Graphics Card	AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6800	AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6700	AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6600	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	AMD Radeon RX 6400
GPU	Navi 21 KXTX	Navi 21 XTX	Navi 21 XT	Navi 21 XL	Navi 22 KXT	Navi 22 XT	Navi 22 XL	Navi 23 KXT	Navi 23 (XT)	Navi 23 (XL)	Navi 24 (XT)	Navi 24 (XL)
Process Node	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	6nm	6nm
Die Size	520mm2	520mm2	520mm2	520mm2	336mm2	336mm2	336mm2	237mm2	237mm2	237mm2	107mm2	107mm2
Transistors	26.8 Billion	26.8 Billion	26.8 Billion	26.8 Billion	17.2 Billion	17.2 Billion	17.2 Billion	11.06 Billion	11.06 Billion	11.06 Billion	5.4 Billion	5.4 Billion
Compute Units	80	80	72	60	40	40	36	32	32	28	16	12
Stream Processors	5120	5120	4608	3840	2560	2560	2304	2048	2048	1792	1024	768
TMUs/ROPs	320 / 128	320 / 128	288 / 128	240 / 96	160/64	160/64	144/64	128/64	128/64	112/64	64/32	48/32
Game Clock	2116 MHz	2015 MHz	2015 MHz	1815 MHz	2495 MHz	2424 MHz	2330 MHz	2410 MHz	2359 MHz	2044 MHz	2610 MHz	2039 MHz
Boost Clock	2324 MHz	2250 MHz	2250 MHz	2105 MHz	2600 MHz	2581 MHz	2495 MHz	2635 MHz	2589 MHz	2491 MHz	2815 MHz	2321 MHz
FP32 TFLOPs	23.80 TFLOPs	23.04 TFLOPs	20.74 TFLOPs	16.17 TFLOPs	13.31 TFLOPs	13.21 TFLOPs	11.50 TFLOPs	10.79 TFLOPs	10.6 TFLOPs	9.0 TFLOPs	5.7 TFLOPs	3.5 TFLOPs
Memory Size	16 GB GDDR6 +128 MB Infinity Cache	16 GB GDDR6 +128 MB Infinity Cache	16 GB GDDR6 +128 MB Infinity Cache	16 GB GDDR6 +128 MB Infinity Cache	12 GB GDDR6 + 96 MB Infinity Cache	12 GB GDDR6 + 96 MB Infinity Cache	10 GB GDDR5 + 80 MB Infinity Cache	8 GB GDDR6 + 32 MB Infinity Cache	8 GB GDDR6 + 32 MB Infinity Cache	8 GB GDDR6 + 32 MB Infinity Cache	4 GB / 8 GB GDDR6 + 16 MB Infinity Cache	4 GB GDDR6 + 16 MB Infinity Cache
Memory Bus	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit	192-bit	192-bit	160-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	64-bit	64-bit
Memory Clock	18 Gbps	16 Gbps	16 Gbps	16 Gbps	18 Gbps	16 Gbps	16 Gbps	17.5 Gbps	16 Gbps	14 Gbps	18 Gbps	14 Gbps
Bandwidth	576 GB/s	512 GB/s	512 GB/s	512 GB/s	432 GB/s	384 GB/s	320 GB/s	280 GB/s	256 GB/s	224 GB/s	144 GB/s	112 GB/s
TDP	335W	300W	300W	250W	250W	230W	220W	176W	160W	132W	107W	53W
Price	$1099 US	$999 US	$649 US	$579 US	$549 US	$479 US	TBD	$399 US	$379 US	$329 US	$199 US	$159 US?

AMD RX 6600 XT Graphics Card Pricing & Performance - Is It Worth it?

So coming to the value proposition of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card, we now know that the card is indeed priced at $379 US which is $20 US cheaper than the RX 5700 XT's MSRP & $100 US higher than the Radeon RX 5600 XT's MSRP. It is clear that AMD is charging a very high premium for its RDNA 2 cards. This is a bigger price bump than AMD's RX 6700 XT which saw a $79 US jump over its predecessor (the RX 5700 XT).

AMD has shown the card to be faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 in several titles but we are talking about the non-Ti variant which is priced at $329 US (or $50 US cheaper than the RX 6600 XT), packs 12 GB GDDR6 VRAM, and has better ray-tracing capabilities along with an extended DLSS suite. The RTX 3060 could remain a strong offering in its price segment despite the launch of the RX 6600 XT & the RTX 3060 Ti should retain faster performance because the RX 6600 XT is 15% faster than the RTX 3060 on average whereas the RTX 3060 Ti is up to 25% faster on average. The performance is scaled as below:

• RX 6600 XT - 15% Faster Than RTX 3060 For 15% Higher Price
• RTX 3060 Ti - 25% Faster Than RTX 3060 For 20% Higher Price

It looks like in overall performance, the RTX 3060 Ti will be a better value as it would not only offer better raster performance but also better ray-tracing capabilities. AMD does keep the advantage in power efficiency as the RTX 3060 Ti is rated at 200W. Those currently running an RX 5600 XT or an older or lower performance graphics card should find the RX 6600 XT as a decent upgrade option but it's still a hard buy with two RTX 3060 series options in the market countering it.

AMD Radeon GPU Segment/Tier Prices

Graphics Segment	2014-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2024	2025
Ultra Enthusiast Tier	Radeon R9 295X2	Radeon Pro Duo	N/A	N/A	Radeon RX 6900 XT	Radeon RX 6950 XT	Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7900 XT	N/A
Price	$1499 US	$1499 US	N/A	N/A	$999 US	$1099 US	$999 US $899 US	N/A
Enthusiast Tier	Radeon R9 290X	Radeon R9 Fury X Radeon R9 Fury	Radeon RX Vega 64	Radeon VII	Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon RX 6800	N/A	Radeon RX 7800 XT	Radeon RX 9070 XT Radeon RX 9070
Price	$549 US	$649 US $549 US	$499 US	$699 US	$649 US $579 US	N/A	$499 US	$599 US $549 US
High-End Tier	Radeon R9 290	Radeon R9 390X	Radeon RX Vega 56	Radeon RX 5700 XT	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6750 XT	Radeon RX 7700 XT	N/A
Price	$399 US	$399 US	$399 US	$399 US	$479 US	$549 US	$449 US	N/A
Mainstream Tier	Radeon R9 280X Radeon R9 280	Radeon R9 390 Radeon R9 380	Radeon RX 480	Radeon RX 5700 Radeon RX 5600 XT	Radeon RX 6600 XT	Radeon RX 6650 XT	Radeon RX 7600 XT Radeon RX 7600	Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Price	$299 US $279 US	$329 US $229 US	$229 US	$349 US $299 US	$379 US	$399 US	$329 US $269 US	$349 US $299 US
Mid-Tier Performance	Radeon R9 270X Radeon R9 270	Radeon R9 370X Radeon R9 370	Radeon RX 470	Radeon RX 5500 XT	N/A	Radeon RX 6500 XT	N/A	N/A
Price	$199 US $179 US	$199 US $179 US	$179 US	$169 US	N/A	$199 US	N/A	N/A
Entry-Tier	Radeon R7 260X Radeon R7 260	Radeon R7 360	Radeon RX 460	N/A	N/A	Radeon RX 6400	N/A	N/A
Price	$139 US $109 US	$109 US	$99 US	N/A	N/A	$159 US	N/A	N/A

Furthermore, we cannot guarantee if AMD partners will be able to offer the RX 6600 XT at its MSRP of $379 US as early listings have already shown over $600 US+ retail prices. With that said, AMD will have several custom models of the card available through its partners including triple-fan, dual-fan and Mini-ITX flavors. The card will be available at retail outlets on 11th August.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Custom Models:

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