GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 6600 comes out dramatically faster — about 42% ahead of the GeForce GTX 980. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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Radeon RX 6600 vs GeForce GTX 980: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6600 vs GeForce GTX 980
The Radeon RX 6600 is dramatically faster, around 42% ahead of the GeForce GTX 980. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6600 is comfortable at 1080p, while the GeForce GTX 980 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The GeForce GTX 980 currently lists from $495 GBP, $55 GBP less than the Radeon RX 6600 at $550 GBP. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 6600 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 27%. The GeForce GTX 980 is trading below its $549 GBP MSRP — a genuine deal. The Radeon RX 6600 still sits about $220 GBP above its $330 GBP MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 132W against 165W, the Radeon RX 6600 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern RDNA 2 architecture on a TSMC N7 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 6600 carries 8GB versus 4GB on the GeForce GTX 980. The extra 4GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 6600 is roughly 7 years newer than the GeForce GTX 980 (RDNA 2 vs Maxwell), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Radeon RX 6600 brings AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value, while the GeForce GTX 980 offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: Radeon RX 6600 or GeForce GTX 980?
The Radeon RX 6600 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce GTX 980 if you find it at a steep discount.