GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

GeForce RTX 4070
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce RTX 4070
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 30 Jul 2021
Radeon RX 6600 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    185%
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070

85% higher gaming performance.

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 XT

125 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4070 .
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

GeForce RTX 4070

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4070

The GeForce RTX 4070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU NameAD104 (AD104)vsNavi 23 (Navi 23 XT (215-130000006))
Fab Process4 nmvs7 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs237 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvs11,060 million
Shaders7680vs2048
Tensor Cores240vsnone
Raytracing Cores60vs32
Compute Units60vs32
Core clock2310 MHzvs1968 MHz
ROPs80vs64
TMUs240vs128

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width192 bitvs128 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 6600 XT
TDP285 wattsvs160 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs30 Jul 2021

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    208.80 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    165.70 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    626.40 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    331.40 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    508.80 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    10600.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    149
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    165
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    109

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    308
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    177

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    237
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    126

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    115
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    127
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    204
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    160
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    67
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    73
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    109
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    84
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    40

FPS (higher is better)