Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Quadro FX 4500

Place in performance ranking	1168	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	93
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.56
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G70	Navi 23
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 July 2005 (18 years ago)	30 July 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$379
Current price	$115 (0x MSRP)	$283 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 4500 and RX 6600 XT have a nearly equal value for money.

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	no data	2048
Core clock speed	430 MHz	1968 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2589 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	109 Watt	160 (TGP) Watt
Texture fill rate	10.32	331.4

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	190 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	33.6 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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.

FX 4500 0.59

RX 6600 XT 42.70
+7137%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms Quadro FX 4500 by 7137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 4500 227

RX 6600 XT 16490
+7164%

Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms Quadro FX 4500 by 7164% in Passmark.

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	1−2 −12700%	128 +12700%
1440p	1−2 −7400%	75 +7400%
4K	0−1	41

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

1−2

−7800%

79
+7800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −12800%	129 +12800%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −13600%	130−140 +13600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −8500%	85−90 +8500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −7700%	78 +7700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −10400%	100−110 +10400%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −7750%	150−160 +7750%
Hitman 3	1−2 −10700%	108 +10700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −9533%	289 +9533%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −11700%	110−120 +11700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −8467%	257 +8467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −11900%	120 +11900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −10500%	106 +10500%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −13600%	130−140 +13600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −8500%	85−90 +8500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −7500%	76 +7500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −10400%	100−110 +10400%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −7750%	150−160 +7750%
Hitman 3	1−2 −9300%	94 +9300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −8600%	170−180 +8600%
Metro Exodus	0−1	64
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −10350%	209 +10350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −8700%	176 +8700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −10100%	100−110 +10100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −7400%	75 +7400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −8500%	85−90 +8500%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	69
Far Cry 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −7750%	150−160 +7750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −7750%	157 +7750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −9050%	183 +9050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −9800%	99 +9800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	61

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−9900%

100−105
+9900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −8200%	80−85 +8200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	45−50
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	56
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	65−70
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	40
Far Cry 5	1−2 −10400%	105 +10400%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −8900%	90−95 +8900%
Hitman 3	0−1	67
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −11500%	116 +11500%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −9700%	98 +9700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −11700%	118 +11700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	60−65
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	44

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−7300%

70−75
+7300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	40−45
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	35−40
Hitman 3	0−1	33
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	55−60
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	54

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	30−33
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	28
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	14
Far Cry 5	0−1	24−27
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	60−65
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	66
Metro Exodus	0−1	53
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

35−40

This is how FX 4500 and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 12700% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 7400% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.59	42.70
Recency	28 July 2005	30 July 2021
Cost	$2499	$379
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	109 Watt	160 Watt