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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card 11310-01-20G GPUs / Video Graphics Cards - $216
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The RX 6600 is clearly faster than the 1660 Ti. Think of it this way.. the 1660 Ti is equivalent to the RTX 3050, while the RX 6600 is toe to toe with the RTX 3060 (sometimes even the 3060 Ti).
For what it's worth, the ASRock 6600 at Newegg is $200. https://www.newegg.com/asrock-rad...681493006
Also, the gigabyte card (3 fans), which is a little longer is $199:
https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-r...6814932481
The recent MSI 6750xt at Newegg was $320. That is around a 50% performance increase for around the same price increase. I rolled the dice and said 'one more month' on the 6750xt, hoping it comes down to $300 even in May. Time will tell.
This is close to a 2060 Super/2070.
The Sapphire pulse is the low end Sapphire model on par with other low end models this iteration. In the past the pulse had been better, but not this go round.
As for RT as stated above......at this level of hardware it's almost a non-existant feature as these cards don't really have the power to utilize it.
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Hardware Unboxed (Youtube) or Techspot (their website) is a top-notch GPU resource as they go into significant detail. I like techpowerup since they have comprehensive reviews on many common gaming PC component, but I would mention the relative performance ranking doesn't take into account a couple factors such as the significant stuttering and FPS drops when you run out of VRAM.
If you're looking to play AAA releases from 2023 and beyond at 1080p high/ultra, you'd want 10-12gb of VRAM based on what I'm seeing. I own two GPUs that are a tier up from the RX 6600 with 8gb of VRAM, and neither can max out several games at 1080p ultrawide during recent testing. 2022 and earlier releases will nearly all be fine with an 8gb GPU though at 1080p. If you want several years of longevity, the RX 6700, 6700 XT, and 6750 XT have been around $280-350, have 10-12gb of VRAM, and beat everything similarly priced in gaming benchmarks.
PS at this tier, I'd almost certainly ignore RT as it's a significant performance hit and requires extra VRAM. Not really suitable for modern games on a budget GPU if you want a good experience. Due to this, the low-end NVIDIA options are generally considered a pretty bad value unless you actually need something outside of gaming only supported on NVIDIA.
Also would note, Forspoken is known to force your textures to a lower quality if you run out of VRAM so you'll likely get bad fps but not stuttering in that one at higher settings. I note this because people have mistakenly tested VRAM bottlenecked GPUs like the RTX 3070/Ti and claimed to run 1440p maxed lol (it did not). The particular game may not be of interest, but I find them to be good for benchmarking since there are quite a few more upcoming releases with similar or higher PC requirements.
Another thing to remember about this card, is not only is it very small, but it is very, VERY power efficient. At a max 132 TDP, it blows away pretty much every other gpu at this price point. Compare this to the considerably higher priced 3060, which uses 170w, which the RX 6600 is toe to toe with (non ray tracing). The Intel a750, which was also brought up in this thread, has a 225w TDP, and is $35 more expensive.
The RX 6600 definitely has its place, and for around $200, it's a pretty sweet deal. At the $215 here in this thread, it's the lowest price I have seen on the Pulse model, with the other small-card option being the Powercolor Fighter, currently on sale for $220 at Amazon and Newegg.
The Powercolor Fighter is still on sale on Amazon for $220: https://a.co/d/dZZjWKP
Or, if you don't mind a refurbished card, this Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 is $180 with Amazon's 90 day warranty: https://a.co/d/dvbiaXs