Radeon RX 6600 XT vs RX 5700M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5700M with Radeon RX 6600 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 6600 XT outperforms RX 5700M by a whopping 930% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 705 | 99 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 85 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 61.08 |
| Power efficiency | 1.57 | 18.14 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2020 (5 years ago) | 30 July 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $379 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 2304 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1465 MHz | 1968 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1720 MHz | 2589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 247.7 | 331.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.926 TFLOPS | 10.6 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 190 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 256.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
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.
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.
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 | 12−14
−967%
| 128
+967%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−1083%
| 71
+1083%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−1267%
| 41
+1267%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.96 |
| 1440p | no data | 5.34 |
| 4K | no data | 9.24 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1500%
|
220−230
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−888%
|
79
+888%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1075%
|
90−95
+1075%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−793%
|
130−140
+793%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1500%
|
220−230
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−875%
|
78
+875%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−1273%
|
151
+1273%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−677%
|
170−180
+677%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−750%
|
150−160
+750%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−1667%
|
159
+1667%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1075%
|
90−95
+1075%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−869%
|
150−160
+869%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−332%
|
220−230
+332%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−793%
|
130−140
+793%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1500%
|
220−230
+1500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
−297%
|
270−280
+297%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−850%
|
76
+850%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−386%
|
170
+386%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−1182%
|
141
+1182%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−677%
|
170−180
+677%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−750%
|
150−160
+750%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−1478%
|
142
+1478%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
−1025%
|
135
+1025%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1075%
|
90−95
+1075%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−1257%
|
95
+1257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−869%
|
150−160
+869%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−1367%
|
176
+1367%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−332%
|
220−230
+332%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−793%
|
130−140
+793%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−763%
|
69
+763%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−243%
|
120
+243%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−1109%
|
133
+1109%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−750%
|
150−160
+750%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1075%
|
90−95
+1075%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−869%
|
150−160
+869%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−725%
|
99
+725%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−332%
|
220−230
+332%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
−677%
|
170−180
+677%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−1960%
|
100−110
+1960%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−848%
|
270−280
+848%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−2167%
|
68
+2167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2700%
|
56
+2700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−447%
|
170−180
+447%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−534%
|
260−270
+534%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 100−110 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40
+1233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1067%
|
105
+1067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1167%
|
110−120
+1167%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−1100%
|
45−50
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1183%
|
75−80
+1183%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−1400%
|
100−110
+1400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−300%
|
64
+300%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−1168%
|
240−250
+1168%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14
+1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−617%
|
86
+617%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−920%
|
51
+920%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1800%
|
75−80
+1800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1200%
|
50−55
+1200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how RX 5700M and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6600 XT is 967% faster in 1080p
- RX 6600 XT is 1083% faster in 1440p
- RX 6600 XT is 1267% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 2700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6600 XT is ahead in 58 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.85 | 39.67 |
| Recency | 1 March 2020 | 30 July 2021 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 160 Watt |
RX 6600 XT has a 930.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 12.5% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 XT is a desktop one.
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