Radeon RX 6600 XT vs FirePro W9000

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Combined performance score

FirePro W9000
15.84

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms FirePro W9000 by 168% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking31378
Place by popularitynot in top-10056
Value for money3.0946.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTahitiNavi 23
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 June 2012 (11 years old)30 July 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,999 $379
Current price$877 (0.2x MSRP)$283 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 XT has 1414% better value for money than FirePro W9000.

Technical specs

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 cores20482048
Core clock speed975 MHz1968 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2589 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt160 (TGP) Watt
Texture fill rate124.8331.4
Floating-point performance3,994 gflopsno data

Size and 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length279 mm190 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5500 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 15.84
RX 6600 XT 42.48
+168%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms FirePro W9000 by 168% in our combined 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 XT 16463
+168%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms FirePro W9000 by 168% 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 HD45−50
−193%
132
+193%
1440p27−30
−174%
74
+174%
4K14−16
−193%
41
+193%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.84 42.48
Recency 14 June 2012 30 July 2021
Cost $3999 $379
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 160 Watt

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W9000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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