Radeon RX 6600S vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Aggregated performance score
Radeon RX 6600S outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 291% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 446 | 133 |
| Place by popularity | 68 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | RDNA 2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 August 2020 (3 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 96 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1350 MHz | 1881 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 224.0 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Radeon RX 6600S compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 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 | no data | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2 |
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 | 26
−285%
| 100−110
+285%
|
| 1440p | 16
−275%
| 60−65
+275%
|
| 4K | 12
−275%
| 45−50
+275%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20
−205%
|
60−65
+205%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 22
−191%
|
60−65
+191%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21
−195%
|
60−65
+195%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 41
−159%
|
100−110
+159%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27
−256%
|
95−100
+256%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16
−281%
|
60−65
+281%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 26
−246%
|
90−95
+246%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 29
−200%
|
85−90
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−244%
|
110−120
+244%
|
| Hitman 3 | 39
−185%
|
110−120
+185%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21
−262%
|
75−80
+262%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
−111%
|
55−60
+111%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 22
−277%
|
80−85
+277%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 22
−200%
|
65−70
+200%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 19
−237%
|
60−65
+237%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18
−244%
|
60−65
+244%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35
−203%
|
100−110
+203%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−300%
|
95−100
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
−369%
|
60−65
+369%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 25
−260%
|
90−95
+260%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27
−222%
|
85−90
+222%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−244%
|
110−120
+244%
|
| Hitman 3 | 34
−226%
|
110−120
+226%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18
−322%
|
75−80
+322%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
−313%
|
60−65
+313%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8
−613%
|
55−60
+613%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20
−315%
|
80−85
+315%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
−190%
|
85−90
+190%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14
−371%
|
65−70
+371%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−377%
|
60−65
+377%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30
−253%
|
100−110
+253%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
−455%
|
60−65
+455%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
−291%
|
90−95
+291%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24
−263%
|
85−90
+263%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−244%
|
110−120
+244%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−521%
|
85−90
+521%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−340%
|
65−70
+340%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−346%
|
55−60
+346%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21
−205%
|
60−65
+205%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 13
−277%
|
45−50
+277%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−443%
|
35−40
+443%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−367%
|
27−30
+367%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 11
−364%
|
50−55
+364%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−375%
|
35−40
+375%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−850%
|
35−40
+850%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−443%
|
75−80
+443%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7
−286%
|
27−30
+286%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
−379%
|
65−70
+379%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−363%
|
70−75
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−513%
|
45−50
+513%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
−675%
|
30−35
+675%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−417%
|
30−35
+417%
|
| Hitman 3 | 11
−218%
|
35−40
+218%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3
−767%
|
24−27
+767%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12
−242%
|
40−45
+242%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−617%
|
40−45
+617%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−260%
|
35−40
+260%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−345%
|
45−50
+345%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and RX 6600S compete in popular games:
- RX 6600S is 285% faster in 1080p
- RX 6600S is 275% faster in 1440p
- RX 6600S is 275% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 1000% faster than the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 6600S surpassed Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in all 68 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.03 | 35.34 |
| Recency | 15 August 2020 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 80 Watt |
The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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