Radeon RX 6600S vs R5 M330

Radeon R5 A330 Radeon R5 A335 Radeon R5 M330 Radeon R5 M335 Radeon R5 M430
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Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6600S Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6650M XT Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800S

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M330 and Radeon RX 6600S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M330
2015
4 GB DDR3, 18 Watt
1.43

RX 6600S outperforms R5 M330 by a whopping 1873% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking989200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.8225.85
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameExoNavi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 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 cores3201792
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed955 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1030 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors690 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate20.60224.0
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPS7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs20112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.1
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-

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.

R5 M330 1.43
RX 6600S 28.22
+1873%

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.

R5 M330 595
RX 6600S 11715
+1869%

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 HD9
−1789%
170−180
+1789%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
Fortnite 5−6
−2560%
130−140
+2560%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1300%
110−120
+1300%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%
Valorant 35−40
−426%
180−190
+426%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−747%
270−280
+747%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%
Dota 2 18−20
−628%
130−140
+628%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
Fortnite 5−6
−2560%
130−140
+2560%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1300%
110−120
+1300%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−4950%
100−110
+4950%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Valorant 35−40
−426%
180−190
+426%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%
Dota 2 18−20
−628%
130−140
+628%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1300%
110−120
+1300%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Valorant 35−40
−426%
180−190
+426%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−2560%
130−140
+2560%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−2100%
190−200
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1067%
170−180
+1067%
Valorant 7−8
−3071%
220−230
+3071%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3400%
70−75
+3400%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−273%
55−60
+273%
Valorant 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12−14
Dota 2 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how R5 M330 and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600S is 1789% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6600S is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6600S is ahead in 49 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.43 28.22
Recency 5 May 2015 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 80 Watt

R5 M330 has 344.4% lower power consumption.

RX 6600S, on the other hand, has a 1873.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M330 in performance tests.

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