Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Radeon RX 6700 XT is ahead of the Radeon RX 6600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 6% to 71%, including 32% in 3DMark Time Spy (10,779 vs 8,155). On qwen3:8b, both reach about 711.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 6600 and the Radeon RX 6700 XT. Both released in 2021. MSRP range: $329 · $479. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Radeon RX 6700 XT
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 12 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, Notebookcheck, The FPS Review, UL Benchmarks, HWBOT, TechPowerUp, KitGuru, Guru3D, VideoCardz, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
20,362 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Graphics Score (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
10,870 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
23,366 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: The FPS Review, 3DMark |
3,928 points | 5,839 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
1,548 points | 2,311 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: UL Benchmarks, HWBOT, 3DMark |
1,487 points | 2,546 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: The FPS Review, TechPowerUp, KitGuru, Guru3D, VideoCardz |
8,155 points | 10,779 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better) Source: KitGuru |
8,155 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics Score (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
7,979 points | — |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
896 pts | 954 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
15,064 pts | 19,731 points |
| Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
220 rank | — |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Radeon RX 6600
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 50.6 tok/s (knightli.com)
- llama2:7b: 50.6 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
Radeon RX 6700 XT
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 83.9 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879)
- llama2:7b: 83.9 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 6600 or the Radeon RX 6700 XT?
The Radeon RX 6700 XT is ahead of the Radeon RX 6600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 6% to 71%, including 32% in 3DMark Time Spy (10,779 vs 8,155).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3:8b, both reach about 711.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).
What did the Radeon RX 6600 and the Radeon RX 6700 XT cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 6600 launched at a $329 MSRP and the Radeon RX 6700 XT at $479. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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