Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Pro WX 7100

Place in the ranking	272	88
Place by popularity	not in top-100	79
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.04	62.64
Power efficiency	10.80	18.53
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Navi 23
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2016 (8 years ago)	30 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 XT has 679% better value for money than Pro WX 7100.

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	2304	2048
Core clock speed	1188 MHz	1968 MHz
Boost clock speed	1243 MHz	2589 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.0	331.4
Floating-point processing power	5.728 TFLOPS	10.6 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	144	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	190 mm
Width	1-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	256.0 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	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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 WX 7100 20.35

RX 6600 XT 42.96
+111%

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 WX 7100 7826

RX 6600 XT 16520
+111%

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	60−65 −123%	134 +123%
1440p	35−40 −120%	77 +120%
4K	21−24 −114%	45 +114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	13.32 −371%	2.83 +371%
1440p	22.83 −364%	4.92 +364%
4K	38.05 −352%	8.42 +352%

RX 6600 XT has 371% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6600 XT has 364% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6600 XT has 352% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −233%	120 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −92.7%	79 +92.7%
Elden Ring	65−70 −92.3%	125 +92.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −70.3%	100−110 +70.3%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −82.9%	75 +82.9%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −199%	257 +199%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −138%	131 +138%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −76.6%	80−85 +76.6%
Valorant	80−85 −112%	170−180 +112%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −70.3%	100−110 +70.3%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −156%	90−95 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −82.9%	75 +82.9%
Dota 2	70−75 −104%	147 +104%
Elden Ring	65−70 −143%	158 +143%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +4.6%	65 −4.6%
Fortnite	100−110 −70.1%	180−190 +70.1%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −143%	209 +143%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −90.1%	135 +90.1%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −81.8%	100 +81.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −52.2%	200−210 +52.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −76.6%	80−85 +76.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −142%	150−160 +142%
Valorant	80−85 −112%	170−180 +112%
World of Tanks	230−240 −19.2%	270−280 +19.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −70.3%	100−110 +70.3%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −86.1%	67 +86.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −61%	66 +61%
Dota 2	70−75 −66.7%	120 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −48.5%	100−110 +48.5%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −113%	183 +113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −52.2%	200−210 +52.2%
Valorant	80−85 −112%	170−180 +112%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 −113%	68 +113%
Elden Ring	30−35 −135%	80 +135%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −106%	68 +106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −1.7%	170−180 +1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −144%	40−45 +144%
World of Tanks	130−140 −97.1%	270−280 +97.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −87.8%	75−80 +87.8%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −129%	39 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −151%	130−140 +151%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −127%	118 +127%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −113%	98 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −179%	75−80 +179%
Valorant	50−55 −164%	140−150 +164%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −171%	45−50 +171%
Dota 2	35−40 −82.9%	64 +82.9%
Elden Ring	14−16 −127%	34 +127%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −82.9%	64 +82.9%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −127%	34 +127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −131%	140−150 +131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −115%	27−30 +115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −88.2%	64 +88.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −155%	50−55 +155%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −171%	45−50 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −117%	13 +117%
Dota 2	35−40 −146%	86 +146%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −154%	65−70 +154%
Fortnite	24−27 −163%	60−65 +163%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −103%	61 +103%
Valorant	24−27 −213%	75−80 +213%

This is how Pro WX 7100 and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 123% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 120% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 XT is 114% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro WX 7100 is 5% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro WX 7100 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RX 6600 XT is ahead in 62 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.35	42.96
Recency	10 November 2016	30 July 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt

Pro WX 7100 has 23.1% lower power consumption.

RX 6600 XT, on the other hand, has a 111.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 7100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.

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