Radeon RX 6600 vs RX 6500 XT

Place in performance ranking	204	104
Place by popularity	78	15
Value for money	22.71	34.11
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 24	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$329
Current price	$274 (1.4x MSRP)	$358 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 has 50% better value for money than RX 6500 XT.

Technical specs

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	2044 MHz
Boost clock speed	2815 MHz	2491 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	132 Watt
Texture fill rate	180.2	279.0

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	190 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin

Memory

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	14500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	143.9 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
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 24.57

RX 6600 39.05
+58.9%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 59% based on our aggregated 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 9515

RX 6600 15122
+58.9%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 59% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6500 XT 76445

RX 6600 94734
+23.9%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 24% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6500 XT 22954

RX 6600 31774
+38.4%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 38% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6500 XT 15712

RX 6600 23366
+48.7%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 49% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6500 XT 91909

RX 6600 145870
+58.7%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 59% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX 6500 XT 356129

RX 6600 545762
+53.2%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 53% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 111

RX 6600 168
+51.6%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 52% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 140

RX 6600 186
+32.5%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 87

RX 6600 125
+44.3%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 44% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 150

RX 6600 225
+49.7%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 50% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 91

RX 6600 121
+32.7%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 58

RX 6600 75
+30.2%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 30% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 67

RX 6600 112
+66.3%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 66% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX 6500 XT 60
+177%

RX 6600 22

RX 6500 XT outperforms RX 6600 by 177% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RX 6500 XT 157

RX 6600 232
+48.2%

RX 6600 outperforms RX 6500 XT by 48% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

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	65 −75.4%	114 +75.4%
1440p	30 −93.3%	58 +93.3%
4K	16 −100%	32 +100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−48.6%

107
+48.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −43.8%	65−70 +43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −122%	113 +122%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −41.3%	110−120 +41.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −64.6%	100−110 +64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 −68.5%	91 +68.5%
Far Cry 5	102 −51%	154 +51%
Far Cry New Dawn	97 −44.3%	140 +44.3%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −45.1%	110−120 +45.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 −67.6%	120−130 +67.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	76 −57.9%	120 +57.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −57.5%	60−65 +57.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85 −67.1%	142 +67.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	74 −41.9%	105 +41.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −43.8%	65−70 +43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 −114%	92 +114%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −41.3%	110−120 +41.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −64.6%	100−110 +64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −115%	73 +115%
Far Cry 5	92 −54.3%	142 +54.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 −49.4%	133 +49.4%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −45.1%	110−120 +45.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 −67.6%	120−130 +67.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	58 −60.3%	93 +60.3%
Metro Exodus	52 −57.7%	82 +57.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −57.5%	60−65 +57.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65 −83.1%	119 +83.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 −59.8%	147 +59.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 −62.1%	94 +62.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −43.8%	65−70 +43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −152%	78 +152%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −41.3%	110−120 +41.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −96.7%	59 +96.7%
Far Cry 5	86 −55.8%	134 +55.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 −43.9%	118 +43.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −45.1%	110−120 +45.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −66.7%	90 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −132%	58 +132%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −71.1%	65−70 +71.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −78%	70−75 +78%
Horizon Zero Dawn	42 −52.4%	64 +52.4%
Metro Exodus	18 −167%	48 +167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −63.2%	30−35 +63.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 −91.7%	69 +91.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −59.3%	40−45 +59.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23 −126%	52 +126%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −49.1%	80−85 +49.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −100%	34 +100%
Far Cry 5	57 −59.6%	91 +59.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	57 −70.2%	97 +70.2%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −60.8%	80−85 +60.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −93.1%	55−60 +93.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −116%	41 +116%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 −69.6%	35−40 +69.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	11 −164%	29 +164%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 −106%	33 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −57.1%	44 +57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −300%	24 +300%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −65.5%	45−50 +65.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −250%	14 +250%
Far Cry 5	23 −91.3%	44 +91.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 −140%	48 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 −110%	21 +110%