Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G has received mixed feedback. One verified reviewer reports a critical defect causing PC restarts during gaming, while another review is actually a customer service response about warranty issues. Q&A answers suggest it's a decent upgrade from older cards like the GTX 1660 Super, but performance at 1440p may require settings adjustments.
Pros
- 8GB VRAM
- High clock speeds
- Good upgrade from GTX 1660 Super
- Supports 4K non-gaming
Cons
- Defective card causing PC restarts
- Warranty issues reported
- 1440p gaming may need settings adjustments
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC is highly praised for its excellent thermal performance, staying below 54°C under load, and its impressive out-of-the-box boost clock. Users highlight the great price-to-performance ratio, sleek design with customizable ARGB lighting, and the added benefit of a 3-year warranty. The only minor drawbacks mentioned are the large physical size ("chonky") and the short included support bracket extender.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Sleek design with ARGB lighting
- 3-year warranty
- Out-of-box boost clock
Cons
- Large physical size
- Short support bracket extender
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle | XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| RT Cores | — | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 17.8799991607666★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.942000389099121★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 132★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 282★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 0.63 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong efficiency (78th percentile)
- Strong affordability (70th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average compute (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
- Below average vram (30th percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 36 specs.
