Radeon RX 6600 vs RX 5700M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700M with Radeon RX 6600, including specs and performance data.

RX 5700M
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
4.00

RX 6600 outperforms RX 5700M by a whopping 845% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking704129
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.51
Power efficiency1.5720.26
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2020 (5 years ago)13 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores23041792
Core clock speed1465 MHz1626 MHz
Boost clock speed1720 MHz2491 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt132 Watt
Texture fill rate247.7279.0
Floating-point processing power7.926 TFLOPS8.928 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144112
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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data190 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.31.2

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.

RX 5700M 4.00
RX 6600 37.81
+845%

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 5700M 1599
RX 6600 15114
+845%

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 HD10−12
−970%
107
+970%
1440p5−6
−1020%
56
+1020%
4K3−4
−900%
30
+900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.07
1440pno data5.88
4Kno data10.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2364%
345
+2364%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1238%
107
+1238%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−1350%
116
+1350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−747%
120−130
+747%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2064%
303
+2064%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1038%
91
+1038%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1300%
154
+1300%
Fortnite 21−24
−627%
160−170
+627%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−683%
140−150
+683%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1822%
173
+1822%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−1025%
90
+1025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−806%
140−150
+806%
Valorant 50−55
−308%
210−220
+308%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−747%
120−130
+747%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−943%
146
+943%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−297%
270−280
+297%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−813%
73
+813%
Dota 2 35−40
−329%
150
+329%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1191%
142
+1191%
Fortnite 21−24
−627%
160−170
+627%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−683%
140−150
+683%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1556%
149
+1556%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−1042%
137
+1042%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−763%
69
+763%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1071%
82
+1071%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−806%
140−150
+806%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1125%
147
+1125%
Valorant 50−55
−308%
210−220
+308%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−747%
120−130
+747%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−638%
59
+638%
Dota 2 35−40
−206%
107
+206%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1118%
134
+1118%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−683%
140−150
+683%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−563%
53
+563%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−806%
140−150
+806%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−650%
90
+650%
Valorant 50−55
−308%
210−220
+308%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−627%
160−170
+627%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−1600%
85
+1600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−769%
250−260
+769%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2300%
48
+2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−525%
170−180
+525%
Valorant 40−45
−507%
240−250
+507%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 90−95
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1033%
34
+1033%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−911%
91
+911%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1044%
100−110
+1044%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−825%
37
+825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−1257%
95−100
+1257%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−275%
60
+275%
Valorant 18−20
−1068%
220−230
+1068%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%
Dota 2 12−14
−608%
85
+608%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−780%
44
+780%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1600%
65−70
+1600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1050%
45−50
+1050%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 17
+0%
17
+0%

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

  • RX 6600 is 970% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6600 is 1020% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6600 is 900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6600 is 2364% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6600 is ahead in 58 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.00 37.81
Recency 1 March 2020 13 October 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 132 Watt

RX 6600 has a 845.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5700M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6600 is a desktop one.

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