Radeon RX 6600 vs FirePro W9000

Place in performance ranking	316	102
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.38	35.03
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Navi 23
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2012 (12 years ago)	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,999	$329
Current price	$877 (0.2x MSRP)	$358 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 has 936% better value for money than FirePro W9000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	1792
Core clock speed	975 MHz	2044 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2491 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	132 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	279.0
Floating-point performance	3,994 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	279 mm	190 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	14500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+
StereoOutput3D	1	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W9000 15.89

RX 6600 39.19
+147%

Radeon RX 6600 outperforms FirePro W9000 by 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W9000 6138

RX 6600 15133
+147%

Radeon RX 6600 outperforms FirePro W9000 by 147% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	40−45 −173%	109 +173%
1440p	21−24 −171%	57 +171%
4K	12−14 −158%	31 +158%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
−168%

107

+168%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −151%	113 +151%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −152%	120−130 +152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −163%	75−80 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −160%	91 +160%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −177%	95−100 +177%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −148%	140−150 +148%
Hitman 3	40−45 −148%	99 +148%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −166%	266 +166%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −149%	110−120 +149%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −169%	90−95 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −150%	225 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −163%	105 +163%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −163%	92 +163%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −152%	120−130 +152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −163%	75−80 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −170%	73 +170%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −177%	95−100 +177%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −148%	140−150 +148%
Hitman 3	35−40 −169%	94 +169%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −165%	150−160 +165%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −148%	67 +148%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −169%	90−95 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −160%	182 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −167%	147 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −177%	95−100 +177%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −156%	65−70 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −160%	78 +160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −163%	75−80 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −181%	59 +181%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −148%	140−150 +148%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −158%	142 +158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −162%	157 +162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −157%	90 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −176%	58 +176%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−169%

90−95
+169%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −160%	90−95 +160%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −148%	52 +148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −183%	34 +183%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −160%	91 +160%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −173%	80−85 +173%
Hitman 3	21−24 −157%	54 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −155%	102 +155%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −177%	97 +177%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −171%	55−60 +171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −156%	41 +156%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−148%

65−70
+148%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −175%	30−35 +175%
Hitman 3	14−16 −157%	36 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −175%	33 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −175%	44 +175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −167%	24 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14 +180%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −162%	55 +162%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −167%	48 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −163%	21 +163%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−150%

35−40
+150%

This is how FirePro W9000 and RX 6600 compete in popular games:

RX 6600 is 173% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 is 171% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 is 158% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.89	39.19
Recency	14 June 2012	13 October 2021
Cost	$3999	$329
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	132 Watt