RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell vs Radeon RX 6600 XT
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 124 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 91 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 52.19 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.77 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 July 2021 (4 years ago) | 21 October 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 14080 |
| Core clock speed | 1968 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2589 MHz | 2377 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 331.4 | 1,045.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.6 TFLOPS | 66.94 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 176 |
| TMUs | 128 | 440 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 440 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | 110 |
| L0 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 13.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 96 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no data |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 190 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 72 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 1.34 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 July 2021 | 21 October 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 72 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 300 Watt |
RX 6600 XT has 87.5% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 800% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6600 XT and RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell is a workstation one.
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