The $200 price bracket is filled with a lot of competitive GPUs. Arguably, two of the most competitive GPUs in that space right now are the Radeon RX 6600 and the Arc A750, with the latter sporting Intel's bevy of driver optimizations from the past two years. These two GPUs have ranked among the best graphics cards in times past. For related reading, check our RTX 3050 vs Arc A750 and RTX 3050 vs RX 6600 GPU faceoffs; here, we'll declare once and for all (until the next gen GPUs arrive) which card reigns at the $200 price point.
The Intel Arc A750 debuted two years ago as part of Intel's first batch of dedicated gaming GPUs to hit the market in 24 years. Despite having good specs on paper, the GPU didn't perform well in our original review, with driver issues cropping up in some of the games we tested. However, Arc A750 now comes with two years' worth of Intel optimizations and driver updates that could make a difference in our latest performance benchmarks. It will be interesting to see how the A750 has matured since our original review.
The AMD RX 6600 debuted a year earlier than the A750 in October of 2021. Initially, the AMD GPU was ostensibly priced at $329 and designed to compete with the RTX 3060. That felt like a cynical move by AMD, where it dramatically increased GPU MSRPs on some of the RDNA 2 GPUs due to cryptomining-induced shortages — though Nvidia's MSRPs were equally ridiculous as it was nearly impossible to find cards at anything close to official recommended pricing until mid-2022. Three years on, AMD still has Navi 23 cards floating around, with the RX 6600 now serving as a near entry-level GPU competitor thanks to a massive $129 price drop.
How do the RX 6600 and Arc A750 stack up in today's market? We declared both to be generally superior to the RTX 3050, at least in the performance metric, but now it's time to pit them against each other. We'll discuss their strengths and weaknesses as we check out performance, pricing, features, technology, software, and power efficiency — listed in order of generally decreasing importance.
