Radeon RX 6600S vs ATI HD 5570
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 5570 with Radeon RX 6600S, including specs and performance data.
RX 6600S outperforms ATI HD 5570 by a whopping 2525% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1059 | 179 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.17 | 27.71 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Redwood | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 February 2010 (15 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
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 | 400 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 39 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.00 | 224.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.52 TFLOPS | 7.168 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 20 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 165 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 15
−2233%
| 350−400
+2233%
|
| Full HD | 23
−2509%
| 600−650
+2509%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−2800%
|
85−90
+2800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2167%
|
65−70
+2167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−2800%
|
85−90
+2800%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−11100%
|
110−120
+11100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2167%
|
65−70
+2167%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−6850%
|
130−140
+6850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1233%
|
120−130
+1233%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−479%
|
190−200
+479%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−2800%
|
85−90
+2800%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−11100%
|
110−120
+11100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−915%
|
270−280
+915%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2167%
|
65−70
+2167%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−738%
|
130−140
+738%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−6850%
|
130−140
+6850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 100−110 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−3350%
|
65−70
+3350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1233%
|
120−130
+1233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1840%
|
95−100
+1840%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−479%
|
190−200
+479%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−11100%
|
110−120
+11100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2167%
|
65−70
+2167%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−738%
|
130−140
+738%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1233%
|
120−130
+1233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1840%
|
95−100
+1840%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−479%
|
190−200
+479%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−6850%
|
130−140
+6850%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 70−75 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−2886%
|
200−210
+2886%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1491%
|
170−180
+1491%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−7500%
|
220−230
+7500%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3100%
|
30−35
+3100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−7000%
|
70−75
+7000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2600%
|
80−85
+2600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−2550%
|
50−55
+2550%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3700%
|
75−80
+3700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−2300%
|
24−27
+2300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−2917%
|
180−190
+2917%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 90−95 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1750%
|
35−40
+1750%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1700%
|
35−40
+1700%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
This is how ATI HD 5570 and RX 6600S compete in popular games:
- RX 6600S is 2233% faster in 900p
- RX 6600S is 2509% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6600S is 11100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6600S is ahead in 42 tests (71%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (29%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 27.83 |
| Recency | 9 February 2010 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 39 Watt | 80 Watt |
ATI HD 5570 has 105.1% lower power consumption.
RX 6600S, on the other hand, has a 2525.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5570 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 5570 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6600S is a notebook one.
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