GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon Pro W6600M

Place in the ranking	225	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	34
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	59.54
Power efficiency	18.95	24.13
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	8 June 2021 (3 years ago)	12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	5888
Core clock speed	1224 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	2034 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	227.8	455.4
Floating-point processing power	7.29 TFLOPS	29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	112	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	28	46

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	504.2 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

Pro W6600M 24.77

RTX 4070 70.10
+183%

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.

Pro W6600M 9521

RTX 4070 26948
+183%

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	75−80 −189%	217 +189%
1440p	40−45 −210%	124 +210%
4K	27−30 −185%	77 +185%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.76
1440p	no data	4.83
4K	no data	7.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −332%	216 +332%
Elden Ring	80−85 −188%	233 +188%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −53.9%	110−120 +53.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −74%	87 +74%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −346%	482 +346%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −168%	174 +168%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −137%	120−130 +137%
Valorant	100−105 −253%	350−400 +253%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −53.9%	110−120 +53.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −42%	71 +42%
Dota 2	85−90 −105%	174 +105%
Elden Ring	80−85 −235%	270−280 +235%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −105%	156 +105%
Fortnite	120−130 −123%	270−280 +123%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −248%	376 +248%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −105%	174 +105%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −129%	149 +129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −37.8%	210−220 +37.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −137%	120−130 +137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −118%	170−180 +118%
Valorant	100−105 −253%	350−400 +253%
World of Tanks	250−260 −8.6%	270−280 +8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −53.9%	110−120 +53.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −259%	160−170 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −28%	64 +28%
Dota 2	85−90 −182%	240−250 +182%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −73.7%	130−140 +73.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −198%	322 +198%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −37.8%	210−220 +37.8%
Valorant	100−105 −253%	350−400 +253%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −234%	137 +234%
Elden Ring	40−45 −320%	180−190 +320%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −226%	137 +226%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −291%	90−95 +291%
World of Tanks	160−170 −201%	450−500 +201%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −74%	85−90 +74%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −348%	90−95 +348%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −90.5%	40 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −122%	160−170 +122%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −236%	222 +236%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −155%	143 +155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −333%	150−160 +333%
Valorant	65−70 −355%	300−350 +355%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −295%	85−90 +295%
Dota 2	40−45 −240%	146 +240%
Elden Ring	20−22 −395%	95−100 +395%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −240%	146 +240%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −242%	65 +242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −175%	200−210 +175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −281%	60−65 +281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −240%	146 +240%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −250%	90−95 +250%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −295%	85−90 +295%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −125%	18 +125%
Dota 2	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −218%	100−110 +218%
Fortnite	30−35 −210%	95−100 +210%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −218%	121 +218%
Valorant	30−35 −450%	170−180 +450%

This is how Pro W6600M and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 189% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 210% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 185% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4070 is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.77	70.10
Recency	8 June 2021	12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	200 Watt

Pro W6600M has 122.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 183% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6600M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6600M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop one.

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