Radeon Pro W6600M vs RX 6500 XT

Place in performance ranking	204	136
Place by popularity	83	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.44	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 24	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)	8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$274 (1.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1024	1792
Core clock speed	2610 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2815 MHz	2903 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	180.2	325.1

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6500 XT and Radeon Pro W6600M 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-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	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	18000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	143.9 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.2

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 6500 XT 24.70

Pro W6600M 35.08
+42%

Pro W6600M outperforms RX 6500 XT by 42% 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 6500 XT 9539

Pro W6600M 13549
+42%

Pro W6600M outperforms RX 6500 XT by 42% 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 HD	61 −39.3%	85−90 +39.3%
1440p	32 −40.6%	45−50 +40.6%
4K	17 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	54	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	176	no data
Metro Exodus	80−85	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	74	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	34	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	23	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100	no data
Metro Exodus	45	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	92	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	25	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	17	no data
Far Cry 5	57	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	66	no data
Metro Exodus	57	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	19	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	no data
Hitman 3	10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4	no data
Far Cry 5	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	32	no data
Metro Exodus	20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10	no data