Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Pro W6600

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Aggregate performance score

Pro W6600
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
40.93

RX 7900 GRE outperforms Pro W6600 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking9121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.6828.98
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)RDNA 3
GPU code nameNavi 23Navi 31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)27 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$1522 (2.3x MSRP)$723

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 GRE has 34% better value for money than Pro W6600.

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 cores17925120
Boost clock speed2903 MHz2245 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate325.1718.4

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm276 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14 GB/s18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.21.3

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.

Pro W6600 40.93
RX 7900 GRE 68.67
+67.8%

RX 7900 GRE outperforms Pro W6600 by 68% 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%

Pro W6600 15820
RX 7900 GRE 26542
+67.8%

RX 7900 GRE outperforms Pro W6600 by 68% 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 HD120−130
−69.2%
203
+69.2%
1440p75−80
−70.7%
128
+70.7%
4K45−50
−73.3%
78
+73.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.93 68.67
Recency 8 June 2021 27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 260 Watt

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a desktop one.


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

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