RTX A5500 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

Place in the ranking	88	44
Place by popularity	79	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	61.69	no data
Power efficiency	18.48	17.02
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	30 July 2021 (3 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	2048	10240
Core clock speed	1968 MHz	1080 MHz
Boost clock speed	2589 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	331.4	532.8
Floating-point processing power	10.6 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	128	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	32	80

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	190 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	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	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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, 2x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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. 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 6600 XT 42.96

RTX A5500 56.85
+32.3%

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 16517

RTX A5500 21854
+32.3%

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	134 −26.9%	170−180 +26.9%
1440p	77 −29.9%	100−110 +29.9%
4K	45 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.83	no data
1440p	4.92	no data
4K	8.42	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	120 −25%	150−160 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −26.6%	100−105 +26.6%
Elden Ring	125 −28%	160−170 +28%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −28.4%	140−150 +28.4%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −30.4%	120−130 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%
Forza Horizon 4	257 −16.7%	300−310 +16.7%
Metro Exodus	131 −29.8%	170−180 +29.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Valorant	170−180 −32.2%	230−240 +32.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −28.4%	140−150 +28.4%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −30.4%	120−130 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%
Dota 2	147 −29.3%	190−200 +29.3%
Elden Ring	158 −26.6%	200−210 +26.6%
Far Cry 5	65 −30.8%	85−90 +30.8%
Fortnite	180−190 −31.9%	240−250 +31.9%
Forza Horizon 4	209 −29.2%	270−280 +29.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	135 −25.9%	170−180 +25.9%
Metro Exodus	100 −30%	130−140 +30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −30.4%	270−280 +30.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 −29%	200−210 +29%
Valorant	170−180 −32.2%	230−240 +32.2%
World of Tanks	270−280 −25.4%	350−400 +25.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −28.4%	140−150 +28.4%
Counter-Strike 2	67 −26.9%	85−90 +26.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 −28.8%	85−90 +28.8%
Dota 2	120 −25%	150−160 +25%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −28.7%	130−140 +28.7%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −31.1%	240−250 +31.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −30.4%	270−280 +30.4%
Valorant	170−180 −32.2%	230−240 +32.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	68 −25%	85−90 +25%
Elden Ring	80 −25%	100−105 +25%
Grand Theft Auto V	68 −25%	85−90 +25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −31.4%	230−240 +31.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −25%	55−60 +25%
World of Tanks	270−280 −28.7%	350−400 +28.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −29.9%	100−105 +29.9%
Counter-Strike 2	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −30.4%	180−190 +30.4%
Forza Horizon 4	118 −27.1%	150−160 +27.1%
Metro Exodus	98 −22.4%	120−130 +22.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −29.9%	100−105 +29.9%
Valorant	140−150 −28.6%	180−190 +28.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Dota 2	64 −25%	80−85 +25%
Elden Ring	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	64 −25%	80−85 +25%
Metro Exodus	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −27.7%	180−190 +27.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −25%	80−85 +25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −27.5%	65−70 +27.5%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Dota 2	86 −27.9%	110−120 +27.9%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −28.8%	85−90 +28.8%
Fortnite	60−65 −27%	80−85 +27%
Forza Horizon 4	61 −31.1%	80−85 +31.1%
Valorant	75−80 −26.7%	95−100 +26.7%

This is how RX 6600 XT and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

RTX A5500 is 27% faster in 1080p
RTX A5500 is 30% faster in 1440p
RTX A5500 is 22% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.96	56.85
Recency	30 July 2021	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	230 Watt