Radeon RX 6600S vs ATI HD 5570

Place in the ranking	1041	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.19	30.80
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 (14 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 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	-	-

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 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. 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.

ATI HD 5570 1.23

RX 6600S 35.45
+2782%

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.

ATI HD 5570 475

RX 6600S 13678
+2780%

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 −2567%	400−450 +2567%
Full HD	22 −2627%	600−650 +2627%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1933%

60−65
+1933%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1167%	75−80 +1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −8950%	180−190 +8950%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −979%	150−160 +979%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4150%	85−90 +4150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1488%	120−130 +1488%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −273%	120−130 +273%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1167%	75−80 +1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −8950%	180−190 +8950%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −979%	150−160 +979%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4150%	85−90 +4150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1488%	120−130 +1488%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −573%	70−75 +573%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −273%	120−130 +273%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1167%	75−80 +1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −8950%	180−190 +8950%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −979%	150−160 +979%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1488%	120−130 +1488%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −573%	70−75 +573%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −273%	120−130 +273%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4150%

85−90
+4150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −6700%	65−70 +6700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2600%	50−55 +2600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	40−45
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −4000%	40−45 +4000%
Hitman 3	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1800%	75−80 +1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	45−50
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −2900%	180−190 +2900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1425%

60−65
+1425%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

27−30

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	21−24
Far Cry 5	0−1	20−22

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−933%

30−35
+933%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

This is how ATI HD 5570 and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

RX 6600S is 2567% faster in 900p
RX 6600S is 2627% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6600S is 8950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6600S is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.23	35.45
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 2782.1% 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.

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