Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce 6600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6600 GT and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6600 GT
2004
128 MB GDDR3
0.32

RX 5700 outperforms 6600 GT by a whopping 9938% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1295140
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.21
Power efficiencyno data14.12
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNV43 A2Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 August 2004 (20 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64.95 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2304
Core clock speed500 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors146 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Texture fill rate4.000248.4
Floating-point processing powerno data7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8144

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data268 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

6600 GT 0.32
RX 5700 32.12
+9938%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

6600 GT 142
RX 5700 14351
+10006%

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 HD1−2
−11300%
114
+11300%
1440p0−169
4K-0−143

Cost per frame, $

1080p64.95
−2022%
3.06
+2022%
1440pno data5.06
4Kno data8.12
  • RX 5700 has 2022% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 344
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344
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Cyberpunk 2077 84
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84
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 115
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115
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 115
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115
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 307
+0%
307
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 166
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166
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 86
+0%
86
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 154
+0%
154
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Fortnite 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 68
+0%
68
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
+0%
144
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 291
+0%
291
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+0%
91
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 277
+0%
277
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 38
+0%
38
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 77
+0%
77
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
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21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%
Valorant 231
+0%
231
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
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40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%

This is how 6600 GT and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 11300% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 32.12
Recency 12 August 2004 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 has a 9937.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6600 GT in performance tests.

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