RX 6600: will it VR?

[@jacobrichardson9137]

Thanks OG, I was thinkin about the XT version of this card but it was just outside my price range, being impatient led me to settle for the base 6600, you helped a lot homie

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Happy to help man! Enjoy the new card, and check out my video on overclocking for some free performance!

[@callmidell]

Attention non vr users - fps in game looks nothing like inside the headset… therefore lower frame-rates or dips aren’t as bad as playing on a flat screen. that said i’m not prone to motion sickness so don’t quote me.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

For many, frame drops can be a big cause of motion sickness. Due to moving, then delayed response in what you actually see, this can induce motion sickness pretty fast. Personally I'm not sure if motion sickness is more due to not being used to VR, or more of an inate problem people have, but I've played on low frame rates on my old rig, and never once felt sick. Starting with less intense motion games probably does a lot to help.

[@patriktoth6258]

​@@n.o.b.s.8458Motion sickness is a thing even outside vr. My buddy had no problem first playing with it. He travels 70km daily to work and back. Me on the otherhand not. And even outside VR without leaving the city for a long time and walking everywhere i had motion sickness first. Now that problem solved and by now in VR i can play games like war thunder air battles. None flying games like Walking Dead Saints and sinners are nothing compared to a game where you sit in a plane and travel at 1350km/h in a jet fighter. I can even do manouvers without having motion sickness

[@Darksassy]

Thank you. I was looking to see if the card would run VR or not

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Glad I could help! Happy gaming.

[@JavilianFangz]

Did it work??? I see alot of people online r having issues

[@therealwhite]

It's time to make a boring YT comment that we've all seen countless times, but DANG I thought I was watching a big youtuber here. I love the calm and concise vibe/tone and you're great for the camera (idk how else to word that I'm a native english speaker). Keep up the great work!

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Much appreciated! I’m glad everything I said made sense and you like my style!

[@technologicalelite8076]

Helping decide a $500-ish build for a friend who wants to do VR. Found a triple fan gigabyte rx 6600 for $180, think this thing might just be a score.

[@Underpantswher]

Damn. I got that exact card (the 3 fan gigabyte one) for $250. For $180, it's an absolute steal. Works great for most games at mid-high settings. And handles vr pretty well.

[@NexusFantismo]

I got the three fan RX 6600 (Gigabyte version) for $140 on Craigslist.

[@jokis7573]

can it work on oculus quest 2 ? @@Underpantswher

[@andreaspalluto2841]

the auto traslatio is pretty fun in Italian, especially the presentations

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

4:50 hopefully the higher resolution means you won't need as much anti aliasing. Also I don't mind high or medium settings if I can get a smooth sharp image. I've finally gotten my scholarship results so I'll be getting a quest 2 and a 6600, hopefully. It's gonna be great!

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

True true! I wanted to stress the card for meaningful results. On lower settings it would have been pinned to 72 fps all day, which just isn’t super useful ha ha. Congrats on the scholarship, and happy gaming! I got my quest 1 used for $200 a little while back, so if your budget is tight consider that option! The quest 1 has a nicer head strap, oled screen (lower resolution and refresh rate, but better contrast) and 2 headphone jacks which is nice.

[@samatosal8003]

how's goin

[@SSHEINI82736]

You should honestly have more subscribers, GL with your channel! I will keep supportin´ :)

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I appreciate you man! I’d love more subs but I can’t always make videos super regularly. It’s comments like yours that keep me motivated though!

[@rx10]

Got myself an RX 6600 for 250$ a few days ago and was looking into Quest 2 performance since I bought one too. Hope it works ok, I usually play light VR games

[@Izzy129]

Mind saying where you got it from? Used or brand new? If new, where from? I plan on upgrading to an RX 6600, thanks!

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Oof I'm embarrassed I paid much more for mine lol. Your 6600 will do just great on VR. Also check out my new overclocking video!

[@rx10]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 lol no one expected prices to drop outta nowhere, I had good luck in getting a good offer . I will try to get a nice RTX soon, probably when 4000 series are announced and people panic sell My conscern with Quest 2 is that it sends the video signal via usb encoding with H264 and I know AMD is not the best at it. If it can do Beat Saber and Box VR 120hz via Link I'll be happy enough lol

[@bbrr12]

@@Izzy129 If you are from the US you can grab one from Amazon at $299

[@Izzy129]

@@bbrr12 already got a new card but appreciate it

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I wanted to add a quick detail for your reference! Let me explain what's going on in the bottom right real quick: The way frame times work is by showing delay caused by lower frame rates. In my scenario, the target is 72 hz (equal to 13.9 ms). Whenever that number dips *below* 13.9, that means I'm getting MORE than 72 FPS. Whenever the number is higher, I'm getting *less* than 72 FPS. You can use an online calculator to figure out what the frame rate is from this number, and in my case the lowest FPS I saw was 18.1 ms in Boneworks, which equates to 59.4 FPS.

[@xsd]

Great vid thx u. Sounds like a index will work with at 6600xt

[@Ocyress87]

I was playing vr on a rx570 lol waiting on my Rx 6650 xt can't wait to see the improvements

[@Gravy48]

Thanks for this, this card will definetly be an ungraded from my 960 💀

[@felix5728]

AMD gpus have issues with vr and take tinkering to get proper performance out of them. There are several factors, like how they handle ASW, video encoding, etc.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Is it worth getting a 6600 for VR? I have a 1650 super at the moment and I've been planning on getting a quest 2 soon, so I thought I'd also get a GPU capable of playing pcvr. Could I play stuff like Skyrim VR, blade and Sorcery, hl alyx, Asgard's Wrath, etc? I don't minding turning down my settings to medium or something for demanding games but I really want to get into pcvr

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

The 6600 can definetly handle those games comfortably on lowered settings. Your 1650 super will struggle on full resolution, and large maps. The biggest bottleneck you’ll run into is not enough RAM. So areas like I showed in the video with large environments will really screw your performance.

[@tareco6965]

Mate I've been playing on a GTX 1050 TI 4GB OC'd with lowered resolution and it has been quite fine at 72hz (on a quest 2 connected with a cable), almost never dips in VR and if it does I just turn on the console in the oculus diagnostics and it works perfectly without dips at a comfortable resolution (a way to get more fps, search it on youtube if you don't know what I'm talking about) and I was planning to get the RX 6600 XT for VR

[@stansmith7445]

The rx 6600 blows the gtx 1650 out of the water in every capacity.

[@trevorcat7182]

i love it how you can run bonework on the GTX 1050 IT on low

[@bigdog6286]

I have a Rx 6600. I over clocked it and it runs fine but I found issues trying half life alyx before I overclocked it.

[@sadistic6134]

How’s your impressions with HL Alyx ? Im buying oculus 2 and got rx6600 too, does it look good and how performance?

[@suruthebeast4065]

Sounds like this will be a good upgrade for me... i'm working with a pretty pathetic RX570 right now and I manage to get 53 frames in VR Chat (which is the game I play the most so it's what i'm speccing for) eventually I want a better card but for now this should be fine i'd imagine? It also doesn't bother me if it dips down to about 50 or so as for some wierd reason my eyes are goofy and I don't really register much more than 40 fps... it's not like my eyes can't see above it... I just don't really register if it gets above that... so not having maximum frames doesn't really bother me I just want something that will result in less tearing and stuttering aswell as just generally play it better.... which my guess is this would cover.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Yo! this card would definetly be an upgrade my guy. TBH if you're experiencing stutters and hitching on VRC I'd spend some time messing with your safety settings and performance settings in game. A better card will obviously help, but NO ONE is getting flawless performance on this game. THere are just too many un-optimized maps and avatars, and so many people that it isn't perfect. That said it's still a solid card for gaming and VR!

[@stansmith7445]

This card will be great!! It was only really dipping when at max settings. You should be fine with a medium to high config, or a medium to low config if you want that extra performance for something higher than 72hz. But as he said though, vr chat isn't exactly stable. It has issues even in the greatest of cards.

[@suruthebeast4065]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Oh I don't expect flawless just better than I have plus I wanna play some other games but... frankly I don't need some top of the line model cause I don't like most AAA games coming out... the next one I give any interest too is the Deadspace remake/reboot/thing and i'm not even sure if I'm actually going to pick it up cause... EA... I also do have most people turned off already except for Trusted and Known users and I turn off models that are EXTREMELY over the top... though this setting is more because I hate crasher kiddos and can't be bothered to reverse crash them ever 10 minutes... lol.

[@suruthebeast4065]

​@@stansmith7445 Yea I never expect VR chat to be stable that's the name of the game i've been using Video Chat Aps like it for years... the quality of your fps and such is always dependent on how optimized the avatars, world, etc is. This is just to give me that little oomph.... Also I plan on doing some of those 'Vr Players mess with people on Omegle' videos so being able to ensure atleast a steady FPS while doing this on a optimized world and a bit of over clocking maybe is all I need.

[@itsyaboicringetop]

THANK YOU!

[@practicallyprinz]

So final verdict is that this card is quite adequate for vr, depending on the games and optimization, other components etc. I'm looking at this card regardless but I'm actually kindof stoked to see that it can be vr capable with the right settings and a strong enough system. I'm only really interested in blade and sorcery, beatsaber and maybe something else (don't really have a good idea of the vr games out there). It would be a huge monatary investment for a vr set too, but with regards to my specs : R5 1600af, 4x 8gb 3000mhz ram, 450m steel legend and then the RX 6600 could this be a decent enough system for the above games? I'd appreciate any help or suggestions maybe even some guidence for a good vr headset that doesnt break the account over its knee and asks me to call it daddy😂

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Ha ha ha, so your CPU is a little on the slow side. It’s not going to ruin your performance, but you should avoid spending too much on your GPU and the cpu will bottleneck performance. But, with this card and your setup VR is in arms reach! Compared to my system, you will see worse performance, probably around -25% for fps from some quick research. As for headsets: I bought my quest 1 on Facebook marketplace for $200 used. Its a worse headset than the quest 2, but can be found around half the price, and it’s the only headset I’ve owned lol.

[@practicallyprinz]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Appreciate the advice!

[@Infantz0]

AMD has a lot of issues with VR, this is normally vr manufacturer faults not AMD. But the card is great, your CPU may bottleneck the gpu by about 2%, you will really see an improvement if you have enabled smart access memory, and your cpu could definitely benefit off of faster ram. But most games you play should definitely run great. (The games you have mentioned.) I'm about 2 months late but perhaps this helped if you haven't already upgraded.

[@practicallyprinz]

@@Infantz0 yeah I got the card already but I'm definitely looking to get a b550 and pair it with a r5 5600 then I think the system will be very solid akd I can sell off my old parts as they're fairly young and haven't seen much use.

[@sugataroy1512]

​​@@n.o.b.s.8458will it be good with i3-10100? I am on a tight budget In India,buying Quest 2 is actually a gamble since there is no manufacturer warranty here and the headsets are priced 60% higher. So i have to cut costs somewhere

[@Zeracey]

Hey i was wondering if you could test the card on blade and sorcery with all high settings if you have the game, id like to see how well it performs with all settings maxed and x2 render scale, since im planning on buying a new card soon and in my country this card is down to msrp already

[@syhz]

if you haven't bought it yet id be willing to try it for you, I have a 6600 xt so the performance would be pretty similar

[@Zeracey]

@@syhz i havent bought one yet so that’d be great thanks

[@Logic0914]

Hi! Thank you for creating this video, but i do have a question. I think you didn't mention about the VR that you're using?.. I think... If you mention it well sorry in advance haha! but may i know the VR that you use? and how much? Thank you! :D

[@lukazulj4869]

thanks for doing this i love you xd

[@hyena-chase2176]

great video thank you

[@Xeincrad]

i have right now a 1660Super, and i'm looking for an RX6600. On the "classic" games 6600 is much better, but i don't find comparison on vrgames. Do you think is a good upgrade?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Hey man! It’s a little tricky to compare since there isn’t a lot of info on vr between the two. Generally it looks like the 6600 has about 10% more fps. Just to put that in context, that’s the difference between 70 and 77 fps, so quite a small difference. It’s possible that the 6600 will handle larger, and more detailed environments better, as it does have more vram and newer architecture. At the end of the day I think spending more to get the 6600XT is a better buy. Also look into overclocking for some free performance, might as we work with what you’ve got!

[@fankovic]

Yoo thanks for this im gonna buy a 6600xt for about 200-220$ if the card runs atleast some games at 4k 60fps lemme see the video 😀

[@ssgpizzalover515]

should i get an rx 6600 8gb or go with a Rx 6700 12gb , believe it or i played my oculus quest on an ancient HD 7950 3gb , so much hoops i jumped to get it to work, have over 300 hours in beat saber cause i refused to give scalpers my money

[@stansmith7445]

The 6600 is a great value, as it's the best bang for your buck GPU on the market right now. But if you have the money and want that extra performance, I'd say go for rx 6700.

[@MeesterMan00]

What were your settings in the Headset itself? Just auto/default for resolution and refresh rate?

[@worstLL]

hey i need so help could you try dirt rally 2.0 on the rx 6600 i cant find and answer anywhere for if it will do 60+ fps and it would be really helpful thx

[@worstLL]

and also raceroom raceing experience witch is free if that is a factor in this

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@worstLL hey bud! I’ll see if I can give these a shot soon. My initial thoughts are that’s super duper easy for this card to run on medium settings, main factor would be what resolution and graphics settings you want. What resolution is your monitor and what detail level do you want to run?

[@worstLL]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 idk i suppose 1,832 × 1,920 per eye and idk rly what ever gets 100+ fps or so

[@LucasJodokast]

MSAA, Ground Cover, Reflections, Ambient Occlusion & Motion Blur in Dirt Rally can all be pretty taxing, start by turning them all to low or off, if you still have issues reduce the headsets resolution

[@jones-oterra]

what about the 6650 and VR?

[@angelplur]

Hello! Tomorrow I will receive a Sapphire Pulse Amd Radeon RX 6600 8gb gddr6. Do you know if it is perfectly compatible with an Oculus Rift CV1? Thanks in advance!

[@RedHeavy-]

Do you think a ryzen 5 5600x and OC rx 6800 XT 16gb run vr games good?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

That sounds like a really solid platform for VR and general gaming! It may actually be a bit overkill for VR depending on what you play and what headset you have, but it should perform really well down the line.

[@justinking5964]

First Chair. Hello Mr. Handsome

[@jefferson-tan]

Just discovered this channel and I gotta say, you look kinda like Mark Wahlberg lol

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Lol I’m pretty sure I’ve never gotten that one before! But thanks 🤙🏽

[@pxolzz1320]

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HOW DO YOU CONNECT IT THE META QUEST 2 TO THIS BEITCH

[@ReeksofChees3]

using a cheap link cable? It also helps to disable the CPU's integrated graphics in device manager

[@thurdaynightrecordingt]

Sweet! I recently got an RX 6800XT. I have an RX 550 as of now and it’s 🤮

[@Jiyanwarhier]

Why did you downgrade

[@funguynoah]

What CPU and ram ?

[@GinnyVT]

Tring to figure out if my pc can even do VR. is my buid even able too? GPU - AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT - Primary/Discrete VRAM - 8176 MB - GDDR6 2000 MHz CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU - @ 2.90GHz 6 Cores RAM - 16 GB

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Heya, so your gpu is faster than the 6600 in this video and your CPU is pretty solid too. You can expect performance that is equal or better than what I showed here. Quest 2 would be totally fine to use, you can handle the extra resolution.

[@GinnyVT]

Sounds like might work okay then. As long as i get a headset at a reasonable spec like quest 2 or 3

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@GinnyVT yeah, to be clear you can definitely play VR. Quest 2 experience would be solid, quest 3 may be a little more choppy, but still playable due to extra resolution. I’d just get a quest 2, they’re a great deal now anyways

[@GinnyVT]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 my early days gaming i played 7-15 fps. have my 6600 xt connected to my 4khdr10+ 75" tv because no room for tv and dedicated computer desk. so 30fps and more is so sweet. but due to the vr world and being near sighted and planning to buy prescription vr lenses, the quest 2 seams like not a bad idea. also being paralyzed my vr will be limited option i know. but want to try things like beat saber, vr chat, and vr in my American truck simulator game. have debated on pre-owned setups, buy knowing how much vr can makes people can sweat, makes me wonder if saving long time for a nib unopened set might be best.

[@ghostpeppergaming8853]

Could you please do the rx 6500 xt 🙏

[@Ghostlynotme445]

No and never mentioned that laptop gpu again

[@raffytaffy3480]

Non-activated windows AND Fraps? 😨😨

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

No need to activate windows and fraps works just fine for fps info!

[@raptorvfx]

I have heard the bitrate isnt great with amd cards and link, is it that noticeable?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this... but performance has been smooth and solid for me.

[@BettterOnLinux]

Hello does somebody know if RX 6600 can run Half Life Alyx?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

From some basic research it looks like it should run at over 100 fps, may need to tweak settings a bit. The test I did with boneworks should give a “worst case scenario” for ALYX, I wouldn’t hesitate at all.

[@lilian2016]

Hello, do you know if the RX6650XT could run Vrchat without any issues? Heard it could have troubles and it wouldn't even run Vrchat, is it true?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Heya! The 6650XT is more powerful than the rx 6600 I used in the video, so your results should be even better. I'm not sure who told you the 6650XT wasn't powerful enough, but it's very much better than what most PC gamers are using on their PC's in general. That said, VR chat is a bit of a hot mess to run mostly because there are TONS of avatars on a given map, many are unoptimized and (as mentioned in the video) your internet, and the server your on have a huge impact on performance due to the nature of the game. Basically, it's a strong option for VR gaming but VRC is hard to have a solid experience with on ANY gaming rig because of poorly optimized maps, avatars, servers that are hosted in different countries, etc. Play with your Steam VR and VRC settings and don't expect perfection, it will be solid.

[@alexsworld7970]

bro needs to activate windowHELLO NICE

[@vr_gamer.814]

Worth an upgrade from a gtx 1660 super?

[@pumpkinspice5848]

Try rx 6700 xt or 6750 xt it's a better upgrade

[@hzwinip]

I had a 6600xt. Raceroom is a dx9 game and the 6600xt did horribly in that game using either a cv1 or a rift s. I sold it and bought a 3060ti. Even my 1080ti did way better than the 6600xt. I wonder if anyone else had that issue. The game had weird visual streaks and glitchyness.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I know some older versions of radeon software had strange issues and bugs with Direct X 9, that could have been it. Did you have the latest software installed? As far as performance between the two, They're almost identical. Performance differences usually come down to game engine type, and even at that it's uncommon to see more than 5% performance difference in either direction.

[@hzwinip]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 yeah, I always kept up on the updates because I was hoping the updates would fix my issues. I don't want to be a fan boy but I've had 5 nvidia cards and I have never had an issue. I've had several issues with amd including this one, so when people tell me the 6600xt is better than a 1080ti, I'm like...man, if you only knew. 6600xt was good for 1080p flat-screen, that was about it. Always wondered if I just had a trash card, but it was enough for me to probably not buy an amd gpu for a while.

[@VassiliGambrin]

@@hzwinip I don't know why but AMD just doesn't fix the issues with WMR since driver 21.10.2 ( 2 years old driver ), saving bucks for Nvidia due to this terrible support

[@gmonville]

AMD software is horrible under dx12 ..

[@coolmonkey5269]

will it connect the ocolous

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Oculus quest and quest 2 just use usb 3.0 (special cable required) for oculus link. The Rift s uses a standard DisplayPort cable. So, either way yes.

[@astro4248]

Would a 6600 do good with rift s?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Rift s is even easier to run. If you don’t already own one, I’d recommend just getting a quest though. The rift s has pretty poor support these days, as well as a super annoying “robot voice” issue that doesn’t have a great solution. For single player games it’ll probably work ok, but still worth looking at an upgrade down the line!

[@SHREPPE]

Bro is this 6600 or 6600xt? I want to buy a 6600 for my rift s but I'm worried they won't work together.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Regular 6600. Shouldn’t have any issues with your rift s, oculus quest is essentially detected like a rift. Though the rift does have its own bugs which haven’t been patched.

[@SHREPPE]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Thank you) I had a couple of problems with the sound turning off ... Several times the "virtual hands" broke away from me and dangled under my feet xD

[@timbodeno]

I have an rx 580 and a ryzen 5 2600. I can definitely play on low settings on VR (Quest 2) but do you think the 6600 is worth getting to upgrade?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Your 580 is super underpowered for full-blown VR. The 6600 is roughly 80-90% more powerful. Not to mention newer architecture and more RAM, it would be a huge improvement. Your CPU is a little older, but not to the point where it would be a major bottleneck. Some physics-heavy games may have worse performance than a newer chip, but the best money you could spend right now is just on a new GPU.

[@timbodeno]

@@n.o.b.s.8458Awesome! I have my new RX 6600 coming today and I’m so excited!

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@timbodeno Congrats man I'm happy you're upgrading! I had a 5500XT before, which was okay, but now I can play basically anything with decent settings in VR. Let me know how it works out! I should have an OC/undervolt video up for these soon too.

[@timbodeno]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Sounds good! Got the card installed today and its a major upgrade, especially in VR. I was playing Boneworks and HL Alyx at a much higher resolution and quality setting. While playable, everything was very blurry on the Quest 2 with my RX 580 so this is quite the upgrade!

[@maldov4443]

yo bro, are you using rx 6600 + quest 2? im looking to get the same combo. Is it running good?

[@DeadmawAlex]

I have an 6600 with 8gb Vram a ryzen 7 cpu and 32gb of ram do u think im fine for vr?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

bro your setup is at least as good as mine ha ha . You can get by on much worse!

[@DeadmawAlex]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 lol thank you for responding :D

[@yeh9173]

what about phasmophobia?

[@adamricecracker7128]

so this Video is 1 Year old. i guess you didnt expect the 4060 TI to cost 400+ € xD because you "comparing" it to a 6600, 6600XT :D

[@melu0o]

Do 6800

[@stansmith7445]

What cpu did you use?

[@rinkumultani6515]

quest is the lowest spec vr headset so this tell me nothing i wonder if it going to be worth getting it for valve index or pimax

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Hey thanks for watching! The valve index actually has the exact same resolution per eye as the quest 1. With the numbers I posted about frame rates you can tell what kind of performance you'd get on that headset. For higher resolution, this card does struggle. It's best suited for 1440P gaming, maybe a little higher. I will say that I've got a buddy that owns a PIMAX, but he never uses it due to so many issues and bugs. *edit* also note that the tests were all done at MAX settings, and in the hardest area of boneworks to run. You should have no issues getting over 100 FPS for the vast majority of the game on slightly lower settings, especially with adaptive resolution on.

[@rinkumultani6515]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 my bad i forgot quest 2 got higher specs then quest 1.

[@ronmka8931]

activate windows buddy