GeForce RTX 5090 D vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6600 XT and GeForce RTX 5090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6600 XT
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
36.88

RTX 5090 D outperforms RX 6600 XT by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking961
Place by popularity72not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation59.15no data
Power efficiency18.2813.80
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 23GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 July 2021 (3 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 no data

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 cores204821760
Core clock speed1968 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed2589 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate331.41,637
Floating-point processing power10.6 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs128680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Cores32170

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length190 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s1.79 TB/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, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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 6600 XT 36.88
RTX 5090 D 100.00
+171%

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 6600 XT 16481
RTX 5090 D 45947
+179%

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 HD128
−134%
300−350
+134%
1440p71
−168%
190−200
+168%
4K41
−168%
110−120
+168%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.96no data
1440p5.34no data
4K9.24no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
−150%
300−310
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−168%
600−650
+168%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
−166%
210−220
+166%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
−150%
300−310
+150%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−161%
350−400
+161%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−168%
600−650
+168%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−169%
210−220
+169%
Far Cry 5 151
−165%
400−450
+165%
Fortnite 170−180
−163%
450−500
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−161%
400−450
+161%
Forza Horizon 5 159
−152%
400−450
+152%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−158%
400−450
+158%
Valorant 220−230
−162%
600−650
+162%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
−150%
300−310
+150%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−161%
350−400
+161%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−168%
600−650
+168%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−170%
750−800
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
−163%
200−210
+163%
Dota 2 170
−165%
450−500
+165%
Far Cry 5 141
−148%
350−400
+148%
Fortnite 170−180
−163%
450−500
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−161%
400−450
+161%
Forza Horizon 5 142
−146%
350−400
+146%
Grand Theft Auto V 135
−159%
350−400
+159%
Metro Exodus 95
−163%
250−260
+163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−158%
400−450
+158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 176
−156%
450−500
+156%
Valorant 220−230
−162%
600−650
+162%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−161%
350−400
+161%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
−161%
180−190
+161%
Dota 2 120
−150%
300−310
+150%
Far Cry 5 133
−163%
350−400
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−161%
400−450
+161%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−158%
400−450
+158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
−163%
260−270
+163%
Valorant 220−230
−162%
600−650
+162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
−163%
450−500
+163%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−162%
270−280
+162%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−155%
700−750
+155%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
−165%
180−190
+165%
Metro Exodus 56
−168%
150−160
+168%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−157%
450−500
+157%
Valorant 260−270
−169%
700−750
+169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−167%
270−280
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
−150%
100−105
+150%
Far Cry 5 105
−167%
280−290
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−163%
300−310
+163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−167%
200−210
+167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−167%
280−290
+167%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
−166%
170−180
+166%
Metro Exodus 34
−165%
90−95
+165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
−159%
140−150
+159%
Valorant 240−250
−170%
650−700
+170%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−170%
170−180
+170%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Dota 2 86
−167%
230−240
+167%
Far Cry 5 51
−155%
130−140
+155%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−163%
200−210
+163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−155%
140−150
+155%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−169%
140−150
+169%

This is how RX 6600 XT and RTX 5090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 D is 134% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 D is 168% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 D is 168% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.88 100.00
Recency 30 July 2021 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 575 Watt

RX 6600 XT has 259.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 D, on the other hand, has a 171.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6600 XT in performance tests.

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