Is the old NVIDIA better than the new AMD? Comparison of RTX 2060 and RX 6600

In one of the episodes on the GameGangsta YouTube channel, they tested the RTX 2060 and RX 6600 in eight modern gaming projects.

The difference in results was sometimes quite significant. Discuss

Authors of the GameGangsta YouTube channeltested RX 6600 and RTX 2060 video cards at 1080p resolution in eight modern games. Among these projects were Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, Far Cry 6, Forza Horizon 5.

INGrand theft auto von ultra graphics settings, the average FPS with the RTX 2060 was 90 fps, with the RX 6600 – 66 fps. In very rare events, these values ​​dropped to 47 fps and 44 fps, respectively.

Rainbow six siegealso launched with an ultra-preset.On average, we managed to get 281 fps with the RTX 2060 and 261 fps with the RX 6600. In extremely rare events, the performance indicators were 147 fps and 163 fps (RTX 2060 and RX 6600).

Assassin's Creed OdysseyI was running on ultra-high settings. Average in-game frame rates were 58 fps and 59 fps with the RTX 2060 and RX 6600 respectively, in extremely rare events – 38 fps and 33 fps.

Red dead redemption 2with the ultra preset it launched with an average FPS of around 73 fps (RTX 2060) and 75 fps (RX 6600). In very rare events, performance dropped to 43 fps and 33 fps, respectively.

Assassin's Creed Valhallaran on high graphics settings. The average frame rate in the project was 64 fps from 2060 and 86 fps from 6600; in extremely rare events these figures dropped to 13 and 37 fps.

INWatch dogs legionwith the high preset we managed to achieve an average of 78 fps – with RTX 2060, 82 fps – with RX 6600. In very rare events, performance values ​​were 41 fps and 49 fps, respectively.

Far cry 6launched with an ultra preset. The average FPS in the game was 80 fps (RTX 2060) and 94 fps (RX 6600), in extremely rare events – 24 fps and 60 fps.

INForza horizon 5On ultra settings, the average frame rate was 67 fps with the RTX 2060 and 66 fps with the RX 6600. In very rare events, performance was 44 fps with both video cards.

Conclusion

Often, as can be seen from the measurements, it leads in gamesRX 6600. On average, the frame rate in all eight projects is the same in both cases: 99 fps. Therefore, when choosing a model, what kind of modern projects you are going to go through is of greater importance. For example, in Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the difference between video cards is quite large: 24 fps, 20 fps and 22 fps, respectively.

PC Configurations:

  • CPUIntel Core i5 11600K 3.9GHz LGA1200 12MB Cache;
  • motherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK Soket 1200 DDR4 4800(OC) M.2;
  • RAMGeIL 8GBx2 Evo Spear AMD Edition 3000Mhz CL16 DDR4;
  • graphics cardASUS RTX 2060 6G Phoenix 6GB GDDR6 192Bit DX12/Gigabyte RX 6600 Eagle 8G 8GB GDDR6 128 Bit;
  • SSDWD 480GB Green SN350 NVMe 2400MB-1650MB M2;
  • HDD2TB Seagate Barracuda + 2TB WD Blue 7200RPM;
  • frameBitfenix Nova Mesh SE White Tempered Glass ARGB;
  • power unitBitfenix 750W M 80 Gold Full Modular;
  • operating systemWindows 10.