Radeon RX 6600S vs GeForce GTX 460M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon RX 6600S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 460M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.13

RX 6600S outperforms GTX 460M by a whopping 931% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking752169
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.3728.13
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF106Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores1921792
Core clock speed675 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate21.60224.0
Floating-point processing power0.5184 TFLOPS7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs2464
TMUs32112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API with Feature Level 12.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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. 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.

GTX 460M 3.13
RX 6600S 32.26
+931%

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.

GTX 460M 1207
RX 6600S 12444
+931%

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:

900p30
−900%
300−350
+900%
Full HD38
−821%
350−400
+821%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1817%
110−120
+1817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1200%
75−80
+1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−889%
85−90
+889%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−906%
180−190
+906%
Hitman 3 8−9
−838%
75−80
+838%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−529%
150−160
+529%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2220%
110−120
+2220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−877%
120−130
+877%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−208%
120−130
+208%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1817%
110−120
+1817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1200%
75−80
+1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−889%
85−90
+889%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−906%
180−190
+906%
Hitman 3 8−9
−838%
75−80
+838%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−529%
150−160
+529%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2220%
110−120
+2220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−877%
120−130
+877%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−393%
70−75
+393%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−208%
120−130
+208%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1200%
75−80
+1200%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−906%
180−190
+906%
Hitman 3 8−9
−838%
75−80
+838%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−529%
150−160
+529%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−877%
120−130
+877%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−393%
70−75
+393%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−208%
120−130
+208%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1167%
35−40
+1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−925%
40−45
+925%
Hitman 3 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−850%
75−80
+850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2350%
45−50
+2350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−800%
180−190
+800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−771%
60−65
+771%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−675%
30−35
+675%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how GTX 460M and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600S is 900% faster in 900p
  • RX 6600S is 821% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 4800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6600S is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.13 32.26
Recency 3 September 2010 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 80 Watt

GTX 460M has 60% lower power consumption.

RX 6600S, on the other hand, has a 930.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460M in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
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