Radeon RX 6600S vs RX 5700 XT

Place in the ranking	89	171
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.91	no data
Power efficiency	13.10	27.74
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

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	2560	1792
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1905 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	304.8	224.0
Floating-point processing power	9.754 TFLOPS	7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	272 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.3

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.

RX 5700 XT 42.90
+32.8%

RX 6600S 32.31

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.

RX 5700 XT 16524
+32.8%

RX 6600S 12444

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	125 +38.9%	90−95 −38.9%
1440p	76 +38.2%	55−60 −38.2%
4K	45 +50%	30−35 −50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.19	no data
1440p	5.25	no data
4K	8.87	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

78
+27.9%

60−65

−27.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	76 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110 +80.3%	60−65 −80.3%
Battlefield 5	199 +73%	110−120 −73%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	118 +63.9%	70−75 −63.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +27.9%	60−65 −27.9%
Far Cry 5	125 +60.3%	75−80 −60.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	118 +32.6%	85−90 −32.6%
Forza Horizon 4	298 +64.6%	180−190 −64.6%
Hitman 3	84 +12%	75−80 −12%
Horizon Zero Dawn	313 +107%	150−160 −107%
Metro Exodus	144 +24.1%	110−120 −24.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +35.3%	85−90 −35.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +26.8%	120−130 −26.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	259 +111%	120−130 −111%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	154 +103%	75−80 −103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +49.2%	60−65 −49.2%
Battlefield 5	165 +43.5%	110−120 −43.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	107 +48.6%	70−75 −48.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +23%	60−65 −23%
Far Cry 5	101 +29.5%	75−80 −29.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	108 +21.3%	85−90 −21.3%
Forza Horizon 4	283 +56.4%	180−190 −56.4%
Hitman 3	86 +14.7%	75−80 −14.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	294 +94.7%	150−160 −94.7%
Metro Exodus	144 +24.1%	110−120 −24.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 +14.1%	85−90 −14.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 +52%	120−130 −52%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +20.3%	70−75 −20.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	248 +102%	120−130 −102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 −22.6%	75−80 +22.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +27.9%	60−65 −27.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80 +11.1%	70−75 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +9.8%	60−65 −9.8%
Far Cry 5	73 −6.8%	75−80 +6.8%
Forza Horizon 4	148 −22.3%	180−190 +22.3%
Hitman 3	83 +10.7%	75−80 −10.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	135 −11.9%	150−160 +11.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	171 +34.6%	120−130 −34.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	93 +25.7%	70−75 −25.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	67 −83.6%	120−130 +83.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

108
+27.1%

85−90

−27.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	126 +85.3%	65−70 −85.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 +55.6%	50−55 −55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +39.5%	35−40 −39.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +55.3%	35−40 −55.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 +41.5%	40−45 −41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Far Cry 5	59 +43.9%	40−45 −43.9%
Forza Horizon 4	273 +35.1%	200−210 −35.1%
Hitman 3	59 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	104 +36.8%	75−80 −36.8%
Metro Exodus	104 +55.2%	65−70 −55.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +41.7%	80−85 −41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +32.7%	45−50 −32.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	241 +33.9%	180−190 −33.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

79
+29.5%

60−65

−29.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	56 +60%	35−40 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	44 +51.7%	27−30 −51.7%
Hitman 3	45 +55.2%	27−30 −55.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 −40.5%	170−180 +40.5%
Metro Exodus	65 +47.7%	40−45 −47.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +31.7%	40−45 −31.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +52.2%	21−24 −52.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 +50%	21−24 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Far Cry 5	30 +50%	20−22 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +61.2%	45−50 −61.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40
+29%

30−35

−29%

This is how RX 5700 XT and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 39% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 38% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 50% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 111% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 84% faster.

All in all, in popular games: