AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 485M SLI
9.21

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 485M SLI by 361% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking43878
Place by popularitynot in top-10056
Value for money8.3746.75
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A1Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years old)30 July 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$379
Current price$149 $283 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 XT has 459% better value for money than GTX 485M SLI.

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 cores7682048
Core clock speed575 MHz1968 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2589 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt160 (TGP) Watt
Texture fill rateno data331.4

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon RX 6600 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data190 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount2x2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX1112.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.2

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.

GTX 485M SLI 9.21
RX 6600 XT 42.48
+361%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 485M SLI by 361% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 485M SLI 24830
RX 6600 XT 88163
+255%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 485M SLI by 255% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 485M SLI 5334
RX 6600 XT 39051
+632%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 485M SLI by 632% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p89
−349%
400−450
+349%
Full HD103
−28.2%
132
+28.2%
1440p16−18
−363%
74
+363%
4K8−9
−413%
41
+413%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−464%
79
+464%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−821%
129
+821%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−287%
120−130
+287%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−364%
110−120
+364%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−457%
78
+457%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−557%
151
+557%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−446%
131
+446%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−300%
120−130
+300%
Hitman 3 21−24
−861%
221
+861%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−621%
137
+621%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−325%
65−70
+325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−730%
166
+730%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−650%
120
+650%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−657%
106
+657%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−287%
120−130
+287%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−364%
110−120
+364%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−443%
76
+443%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−513%
141
+513%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−429%
127
+429%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−300%
120−130
+300%
Hitman 3 21−24
−696%
183
+696%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−474%
109
+474%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−579%
95
+579%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−325%
65−70
+325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−610%
142
+610%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−826%
176
+826%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−550%
104
+550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−436%
75
+436%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−287%
120−130
+287%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−393%
69
+393%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−478%
133
+478%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−367%
112
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−300%
120−130
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−421%
99
+421%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−281%
61
+281%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−454%
70−75
+454%
Hitman 3 14−16
−700%
112
+700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−407%
76
+407%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−700%
56
+700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−600%
84
+600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−475%
45−50
+475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1020%
56
+1020%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−529%
85−90
+529%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−900%
40
+900%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−650%
105
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−600%
98
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−469%
90−95
+469%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−611%
60−65
+611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1000%
44
+1000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Hitman 3 9−10
−533%
57
+533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−150%
20
+150%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1033%
34
+1033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−700%
40
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−671%
54
+671%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−600%
28
+600%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−538%
51
+538%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−430%
53
+430%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−700%
24
+700%

This is how GTX 485M SLI and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 349% faster than GTX 485M SLI

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 28.2% faster than GTX 485M SLI

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 363% faster than GTX 485M SLI

4K resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 413% faster than GTX 485M SLI

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 1300% faster than the GTX 485M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6600 XT surpassed GTX 485M SLI in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.21 42.48
Recency 6 January 2011 30 July 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 160 Watt

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 485M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 485M SLI is a notebook 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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