Best & Worst Radeon RX 6600 XTs

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Video Index:
00:00 - Welcome back to Hardware Unboxed
01:30 - PowerColor RX 6600 XT Hellhound
02:44 - PowerColor RX 6600 XT Red Devil
03:55 - Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse
05:17 - Asus ROG Strix RX 6600 XT
06:51 - MSI RX 6600 XT Gaming X
08:25 - XFX RX 6600 XT MERC 308
09:56 - Gigabyte RX 6600 XT Gaming OC
11:13 - Test System
11:44 - Hotspot Temps
12:51 - Edge Temps
13:12 - 40dBA Hotspot Temps
14:17 - 40dBA Edge Temps
14:40 - Final Thoughts

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Roundup

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[JarrodsTech]

When I saw the title only of this pop up on my phone I was like "he better be holding all the boxes in the thumbnail"

[ThunderingRoar]

Remember last year when Sapphire pulse 5600xt was launched just $10 over MSRP? Good times

[discocrisco]

Larger boxes are harder to stick in your pants or hide under a coat. They also take up more shelf space, leaving less room for competing products.

[menpee]

This video will be really handy in 2023 when this card will be affordable. It means, I'll probably watch it twice.

[LastSecBloomer]

The Hellhound is actually impressive, holds on pretty well, while being that short...and it's probably among the cheapest too.

[AlexLionson]

Powercolor really nailed it with 6000 series cards. Hellhound cards are also one of the cheapest!
XFX did great with 6700/6800 cards, but could've been better with 6600... Gigabyte... well... avoid. Same for Rog, they should be the best to justify the price, and when they are beaten by the "budget" hellhound it's just... shameful.

[lapin_noir]

I don't plan to buy a GPU this generation, but I love watching comparisons of various models of the same spec. Would love to see more!

[biobreaker]

I missed these kind of videos so much, really goes into detail how deep you test them

[RussLudwig]

The first chart tells us all we need to know about the Biostar card: fans spinning stupidly fast & it's still the hottest card! Thanks for all the work 👍

[garbuckle]

Steve is completely correct on the MSI Gaming X. I got this one, as it was the one in stock when I walked into the store, and I'm more than thrilled at the performance. It's practically a passively cooled card, as the fans only come on under heavy gaming. And when they do, they're silent. I can't hear the card over my Lian Li case fans. Definitely a recommendation from me

[stopthink]

Thanks!! Great info. I'm finally getting back into the market. I was leaning toward a 3 fan setup but was surprised to not see a dramatic difference between the 2 fans. Thanks for the testing!

[CoercedNut]

Probably an unpopular opinion : I would LOVE to see this extend to the higher end models as eventually they will be affordable and I have no idea which 6800xt or 3080 model to buy when that’s possible!

[Jacklee-qhcv]

Upgraded to a XFX MERC 308 6600xt from EVGA 1070 SC2 and I'm really impressed with XFX. It's absolutely silent and the Temps are much lower than yours for some reason. I haven't seen the Hotspot go over 60 and the Edge go over 52 and build quality is really good too.

[bigal]

Thanks Steve, was hoping to start seeing some AIB reviews!! Love to see more PLEASE!! Drives me crazy that all of the "why review something you can't buy" Haters have scared off a lot of Reviewers from testing this Generation of Cards!! Cards have been available at times and even at a decent price at times, but not for very long, which makes having seen Good Quality Reviews like this more important than ever nowadays!!! To know which ones are Good and which are Crap when you do get the chance to buy one seems something that has escaped some potential buyers out there!! Thanks again Steve!! Cheers! 🍻👍😎

[drionski]

I did not expect Power Color to perform this well... I was locked in buying the Gigabyte OC... Thanks a lot to this channel!

[MirrorsMercury]

Nice to see Powercolor become a proper mainstream brand. I had always seen them around but they brought the heat with the 6000 series

[ReaperX]

PowerColor and their Red Devil lineup really have their stuff together. Every card that's carried that brand is literally a win.

[YeOldeTraveller]

I wish there were viable 2-slot options.

I am a bit surprised that the 3-fan options did not win either thermals or acoustics.

[HeirofCarthage]

Thanks for making this! I am building a few gaming PCs to sell and this was good info as the 6600xt has some availability. Also helped having your review video vs the 3060 and 3060ti. Thanks!

[raze]

I have the Eagle version of the Gigabyte card. It has 2 HDMI and 2 DP connectors. From what I can tell it has an additional heat pipe and a cut out on the aluminum back plate for blow through. The only issue I have is the fans are LOUD at max speed. Almost hitting 5000rpm. The card rarely even gets to 45% fan speed on its own though. Also it does not have dual bios.