Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is ahead of the Radeon RX 6600 XT on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 16% to 99%, including 72% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (7,526 vs 4,371). On qwen3:8b, the Radeon RX 6600 XT generates 711.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA) against 78.0 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (per TechReviewer), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 6600 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. Both released in 2021. MSRP range: $379 · $599. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
*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 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| tdp w | 160 | 290 |
| cuda cores | — | 6144 |
| rt cores | 32 | — |
| process nm | 7 | — |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Digital Trends, OC Inside, Beebom, 3DMark, Notebookcheck, HWBOT, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic, Trusted Reviews and PassMark; 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 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends |
— | 26,516 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: OC Inside |
12,070 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: OC Inside, Beebom, 3DMark |
4,378 points | 8,717 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark |
— | 3,710 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, HWBOT, UL Benchmarks, CpuTronic |
1,793 points | 3,552 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 15,570 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: OC Inside, Beebom, Digital Trends |
9,221 points | 14,354 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Beebom, Trusted Reviews |
4,371 points | 7,526 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 14,931 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
914 pts | 1,061 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
16,450 pts | 23,253 pts |
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 XT
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 64.5 tok/s (KnightLi.com)
- llama-2:7b: 53.9 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- llama3.2:1b: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 6600 XT or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is ahead of the Radeon RX 6600 XT on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 16% to 99%, including 72% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (7,526 vs 4,371).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3:8b, the Radeon RX 6600 XT generates 711.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA) against 78.0 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (per TechReviewer), best community run on file for each.
What did the Radeon RX 6600 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 6600 XT launched at a $379 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at $599. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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