Is it worth upgrading?
A newer card winning every row of a comparison table does not make it worth buying. This works out how much faster it actually is at your resolution, what that improvement costs per percentage point, and whether a cheaper card would get you most of the way there.
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RX 6600 → RX 9070 XT at 1440p
Worth upgrading
Recommended- Performance gain
- +231.6%
- Estimated, native
- Measured cross-check
- Not tested
- Upgrade cost
- $988
- Price of the new card
- Cost per 1% gained
- $4
What you gain
- In favour: Estimated 231.6% more performance at 1440p.
- In favour: Estimated frame rate moves from roughly 35-50 FPS to 115-165 FPS.
- In favour: Memory goes from 8 GB to 16 GB, which clears the shortfall CompareYourGPU flags at 1440p. This often matters more than the average frame rate, because running short of memory shows up as stutter.
- In favour: Adds AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level), FSR 4, Hardware AV1 encoding.
- In favour: Works out at about $4.3 per percentage point of performance gained.
What it costs you
- Caution: Board power rises by 172 W, from 132 W to 304 W. Check your power supply before ordering.
The two cards side by side
| Measure | RX 6600 | RX 9070 XT | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated FPS at 1440p | 35-50 | 115-165 | +231.6% |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | +8 GB |
| Board power | 132 W | 304 W | +172 W |
| Ray tracing index | Data unavailable | 53 | — |
| Price on record | $329 | $988 | +$659 |
| Launched | October 13, 2021 | March 6, 2025 | 3.4 years apart |
Where these numbers come from
- Performance gain: CompareYourGPU estimated index, native resolution, no upscaling.
- VRAM, board power and features: manufacturer specifications.
- Prices: a mix of verified street prices and launch MSRP, which are not directly comparable.
- The cost of the upgrade is the price of the new card. CompareYourGPU does not model what your current card might sell for.