Radeon Pro W6600X vs GeForce RTX 4090

Place in the ranking	1	156
Place by popularity	6	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.83	53.33
Power efficiency	15.33	19.61
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD102	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)	3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6600X has 183% better value for money than RTX 4090.

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	16384	2048
Core clock speed	2235 MHz	2068 MHz
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	2479 MHz
Number of transistors	76,300 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	1,290	317.3
Floating-point processing power	82.58 TFLOPS	10.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	176	64
TMUs	512	128
Tensor Cores	512	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	128	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	304 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	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1.01 TB/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 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	6.8	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 4090 100.00
+193%

Pro W6600X 34.10

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 4090 38452
+193%

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	258 +204%	85−90 −204%
1440p	197 +203%	65−70 −203%
4K	143 +218%	45−50 −218%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.20 +32.7%	8.22 −32.7%
1440p	8.12 +32.5%	10.75 −32.5%
4K	11.18 +38.9%	15.53 −38.9%

RTX 4090 has 33% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4090 has 32% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4090 has 39% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	212 +203%	70−75 −203%
Cyberpunk 2077	225 +200%	75−80 −200%
Elden Ring	249 +211%	80−85 −211%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	215 +207%	70−75 −207%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +217%	35−40 −217%
Forza Horizon 4	555 +208%	180−190 −208%
Metro Exodus	178 +197%	60−65 −197%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +212%	50−55 −212%
Valorant	826 +195%	280−290 −195%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	199 +206%	65−70 −206%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +206%	35−40 −206%
Dota 2	200 +208%	65−70 −208%
Elden Ring	468 +212%	150−160 −212%
Far Cry 5	149 +198%	50−55 −198%
Fortnite	300−350 +208%	100−105 −208%
Forza Horizon 4	548 +204%	180−190 −204%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +216%	55−60 −216%
Metro Exodus	183 +205%	60−65 −205%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +207%	70−75 −207%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +212%	50−55 −212%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +216%	55−60 −216%
Valorant	750−800 +198%	260−270 −198%
World of Tanks	270−280 +194%	95−100 −194%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	185 +208%	60−65 −208%
Cyberpunk 2077	105 +200%	35−40 −200%
Dota 2	224 +199%	75−80 −199%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +206%	70−75 −206%
Forza Horizon 4	544 +202%	180−190 −202%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +207%	70−75 −207%
Valorant	680 +196%	230−240 −196%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	162 +195%	55−60 −195%
Elden Ring	343 +212%	110−120 −212%
Grand Theft Auto V	161 +222%	50−55 −222%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +218%	55−60 −218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +210%	30−33 −210%
World of Tanks	500−550 +204%	170−180 −204%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +222%	27−30 −222%
Counter-Strike 2	152 +204%	50−55 −204%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +221%	24−27 −221%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +220%	50−55 −220%
Forza Horizon 4	507 +198%	170−180 −198%
Metro Exodus	152 +204%	50−55 −204%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	262 +208%	85−90 −208%
Valorant	572 +201%	190−200 −201%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	166 +202%	55−60 −202%
Dota 2	187 +212%	60−65 −212%
Elden Ring	198 +205%	65−70 −205%
Grand Theft Auto V	187 +212%	60−65 −212%
Metro Exodus	137 +204%	45−50 −204%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +199%	70−75 −199%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +205%	21−24 −205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +212%	60−65 −212%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +203%	30−33 −203%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +200%	50−55 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +233%	12−14 −233%
Dota 2	227 +203%	75−80 −203%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +200%	35−40 −200%
Fortnite	95−100 +220%	30−33 −220%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +199%	95−100 −199%
Valorant	364 +203%	120−130 −203%

This is how RTX 4090 and Pro W6600X compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 204% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 203% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 218% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	100.00	34.10
Recency	20 September 2022	3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	120 Watt

RTX 4090 has a 193.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Pro W6600X, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6600X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 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.