The Best Option in a Bad Situation?
That pricing remains much the same today.
That’s a small 13% saving, a figure worth holding onto as we go over the specs.
As the name implies, the new GPU a cut-down version of the 6600 XT.
This sees a 16% reduction in stream processors from 2048 to 1729.
Thankfully, AMD hasn’t downgraded the memory capacity, leaving the RX 6600 with 8GB.
Finally, like the 6600 XT, the non-XT version is limited to PCIe 4.0 x8 bandwidth.
For today’s testing we’ve got our hands on the Gigabyte Eagle RX 6600.
Still, when focusing on current generation products it did at least match the RTX 3060.
We’ll discuss this further later on the article.
Not bad given it was 15% slower than the 6600 XT.
That’s just 5% faster than the 5600 XT.
Very similar to what we’ve seen in other titles.
Let’s wrap up the individual benchmarks withWatch Dogs Legion.
What We Learned
So there you have it, that’s the Radeon RX 6600.
Now, what to make of it?
If they are right, we should see even more stock than the 6600 XT launch.
So that’s a potential positive.
That stock will go out quickly though, and never be seen again.
Going back to the Radeon RX 6600’s performance.
Sure, in a normal market there’s no denying that this product would suck.
So the RX 6600 is more of an option for those without an alternative.
