Radeon Pro W6600 vs RX 480

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Aggregate performance score

RX 480
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
22.31

Pro W6600 outperforms RX 480 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking23191
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.4821.68
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 10 EllesmereNavi 23
GCN generation4th Genno data
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 June 2016 (7 years ago)8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $649
Current price$174 (0.8x MSRP)$1522 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6600 has 89% better value for money than RX 480.

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 cores23041792
Compute units36no data
Core clock speed1120 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1266 MHz2903 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate182.3325.1
Floating-point performance5,834 gflopsno data

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).

Bus supportn/ano data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm241 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire1no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI2.0no data
DisplayPort support1.4HDRno data

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationn/ano data
CrossFire1no data
Enduron/ano data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync+no data
HD3Dn/ano data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune+no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudion/ano data
ZeroCore+no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan+1.2
Mantlen/ano data

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.

RX 480 22.31
Pro W6600 40.92
+83.4%

Pro W6600 outperforms RX 480 by 83% 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%

RX 480 8623
Pro W6600 15820
+83.5%

Pro W6600 outperforms RX 480 by 83% 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 HD80
−75%
140−150
+75%
1440p49
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
4K38
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−80.3%
110−120
+80.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100
−80%
180−190
+80%
Hitman 3 50−55
−75.9%
95−100
+75.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Metro Exodus 93
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Battlefield 5 48
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%
Far Cry 5 51
−76.5%
90−95
+76.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Forza Horizon 4 93
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Hitman 3 50−55
−75.9%
95−100
+75.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%
Far Cry 5 45
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 77
−81.8%
140−150
+81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Metro Exodus 69
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−81.8%
80−85
+81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
−69.2%
110−120
+69.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
−80%
90−95
+80%
Hitman 3 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−81.8%
80−85
+81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−73.9%
80−85
+73.9%
Metro Exodus 50
−80%
90−95
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
−80%
45−50
+80%
Hitman 3 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Metro Exodus 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%

This is how RX 480 and Pro W6600 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6600 is 75% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6600 is 73% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6600 is 71% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.31 40.92
Recency 29 June 2016 8 June 2021
Cost $229 $649
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt

The Radeon Pro W6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 480 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W6600 is a workstation one.


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