Radeon Pro W6600X vs GeForce RTX 4080

Place in the ranking	4	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.08	54.26
Power efficiency	19.40	19.62
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD103	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)	3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Pro W6600X has 87% better value for money than RTX 4080.

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 cores	9728	2048
Core clock speed	2205 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz	2479 MHz
Number of transistors	45,900 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	761.5	317.3
Floating-point processing power	48.74 TFLOPS	10.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	64
TMUs	304	128
Tensor Cores	304	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	76	32

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	310 mm	no data
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	None

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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	716.8 GB/s	256.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	-

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.

RTX 4080 86.88
+164%

Pro W6600X 32.94

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.

RTX 4080 34589
+164%

Pro W6600X 13113

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	236 +178%	85−90 −178%
1440p	165 +175%	60−65 −175%
4K	106 +165%	40−45 −165%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.08 +61.9%	8.22 −61.9%
1440p	7.27 +60.3%	11.65 −60.3%
4K	11.31 +54.5%	17.48 −54.5%

RTX 4080 has 62% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4080 has 60% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4080 has 54% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	200−210 +172%	75−80 −172%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 +172%	85−90 −172%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +193%	40−45 −193%
Counter-Strike 2	217 +171%	80−85 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	115 +188%	40−45 −188%
Forza Horizon 4	527 +177%	190−200 −177%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +168%	95−100 −168%
Metro Exodus	173 +166%	65−70 −166%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +184%	55−60 −184%
Valorant	751 +168%	280−290 −168%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +193%	40−45 −193%
Counter-Strike 2	202 +169%	75−80 −169%
Cyberpunk 2077	105 +200%	35−40 −200%
Dota 2	201 +168%	75−80 −168%
Far Cry 5	153 +178%	55−60 −178%
Fortnite	300−350 +180%	110−120 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	512 +169%	190−200 −169%
Forza Horizon 5	276 +176%	100−105 −176%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +174%	65−70 −174%
Metro Exodus	172 +165%	65−70 −165%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +169%	80−85 −169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +184%	55−60 −184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +168%	65−70 −168%
Valorant	600−650 +173%	220−230 −173%
World of Tanks	270−280 +179%	100−105 −179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +193%	40−45 −193%
Counter-Strike 2	170 +183%	60−65 −183%
Cyberpunk 2077	95 +171%	35−40 −171%
Dota 2	233 +174%	85−90 −174%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +178%	60−65 −178%
Forza Horizon 4	480 +167%	180−190 −167%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +168%	95−100 −168%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +169%	80−85 −169%
Valorant	575 +174%	210−220 −174%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +190%	40−45 −190%
Dota 2	162 +170%	60−65 −170%
Grand Theft Auto V	162 +170%	60−65 −170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +169%	65−70 −169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +166%	35−40 −166%
World of Tanks	500−550 +172%	190−200 −172%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +190%	30−33 −190%
Cyberpunk 2077	65 +171%	24−27 −171%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +167%	60−65 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	390 +179%	140−150 −179%
Forza Horizon 5	191 +173%	70−75 −173%
Metro Exodus	149 +171%	55−60 −171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	191 +173%	70−75 −173%
Valorant	485 +169%	180−190 −169%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	82 +173%	30−33 −173%
Dota 2	185 +164%	70−75 −164%
Grand Theft Auto V	185 +164%	70−75 −164%
Metro Exodus	104 +197%	35−40 −197%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +179%	75−80 −179%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +167%	24−27 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	185 +164%	70−75 −164%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +203%	30−33 −203%
Counter-Strike 2	29 +190%	10−11 −190%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Dota 2	227 +167%	85−90 −167%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +200%	35−40 −200%
Fortnite	95−100 +174%	35−40 −174%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +179%	70−75 −179%
Forza Horizon 5	119 +164%	45−50 −164%
Valorant	245 +172%	90−95 −172%

This is how RTX 4080 and Pro W6600X compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 178% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 175% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 is 165% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	86.88	32.94
Recency	20 September 2022	3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	120 Watt

RTX 4080 has a 163.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Pro W6600X, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6600X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W6600X is a workstation one.

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