Radeon Pro W6600 vs RX 5600M

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Aggregate performance score

RX 5600M
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
22.54

Pro W6600 outperforms RX 5600M by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking22991
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation35.1222.41
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649
Current price$525 $1522 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600M has 57% 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 cores23041792
Boost clock speed1265 MHz2903 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate182.2325.1

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5600M and Radeon Pro W6600 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth288.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.2

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 5600M 22.54
Pro W6600 40.96
+81.7%

Pro W6600 outperforms RX 5600M by 82% 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 5600M 8705
Pro W6600 15820
+81.7%

Pro W6600 outperforms RX 5600M by 82% 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 HD86
−74.4%
150−160
+74.4%
1440p55
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
4K34
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%

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 67
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
−71.4%
120−130
+71.4%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 76
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−69.5%
100−105
+69.5%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−80%
180−190
+80%
Hitman 3 67
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150
−80%
270−280
+80%
Metro Exodus 137
−75.2%
240−250
+75.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 76
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 78
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60
−66.7%
100−105
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−69.5%
100−105
+69.5%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−80%
180−190
+80%
Hitman 3 55
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
Metro Exodus 89
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 104
−73.1%
180−190
+73.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
−61.3%
350−400
+61.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
−73.5%
85−90
+73.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
−80%
90−95
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−80.6%
65−70
+80.6%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−80%
180−190
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
−78.2%
180−190
+78.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−71.9%
110−120
+71.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 32
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 67
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
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
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Hitman 3 38
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−77.1%
85−90
+77.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Hitman 3 20
−75%
35−40
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%

This is how RX 5600M and Pro W6600 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6600 is 74% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6600 is 73% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6600 is 76% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.54 40.96
Recency 7 January 2020 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 100 Watt

The Radeon Pro W6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5600M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600M is a notebook card while Radeon Pro W6600 is a workstation one.


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