Radeon RX 6600 XT

AMD tuned the Radeon RX 6600 XT for ultra-fast 1080p gaming and it shines in that regard, but slower 1440p performance and a sky-high price hold it back from full praise. The custom cooling design of the Asus ROG Strix model we used for this review is phenomenally frigid.

-- As reviewed by PCWorld
Radeon RX 6600 XT 1

Product details

  • Boost Clock: Up to 2607 MHz / 16 Gbps
  • 7nm AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
  • 8GB GDDR6
  • AMD RDNA 2 Architecture
  • DirectX 12 Ultimate

PROS

+ Excellent fast 1080p gaming
+ Very power efficient
+ Asus ROG Strix cooler is phenomenal
+ AMD features like FSR, Radeon Boost, Smart Access Memory can make it faster

CONS

- Very, very high MSRP for a 1080p card
- 1440p performance isn't as impressive due to memory setup
- Ray tracing lags behind Nvidia's performance

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCWorld on August 10, 2021
AMD tuned the Radeon RX 6600 XT for ultra-fast 1080p gaming and it shines in that regard, but slower 1440p performance and a sky-high price hold it back from full praise. The custom cooling design of the Asus ROG Strix model we used for this review is phenomenally frigid.
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