RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6600

Place in performance ranking	102	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.98	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi 23	Ada Lovelace
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)	3 December 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$6,799
Current price	$358 (1.1x MSRP)	$9290 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation have a nearly equal value for money.

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	1792	18176
Core clock speed	2044 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	2491 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.0	1,423

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 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	8.9
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 bit Bit
Memory clock speed	14500 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	960.0 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, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	no data	8.9

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 6600 39.19

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.10
+86.5%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6600 by 87% 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 6600 15135

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28230
+86.5%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6600 by 87% in Passmark.

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 6600 31774

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 70850
+123%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6600 by 123% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 6600 94734

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+33.5%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6600 by 33% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 6600 23366

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 36679
+57%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Radeon RX 6600 by 57% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	109 −78%	194 +78%
1440p	57 −182%	161 +182%
4K	31 −281%	118 +281%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

107

−77.6%

190−200
+77.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	113	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	91 −75.8%	160−170 +75.8%
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	99	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	266	no data
Metro Exodus	110−120	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	225	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	105	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	92	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	73 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	94	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	67	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	182	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	59 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
Far Cry 5	85−90	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	142	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	157	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	58	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Far Cry 5	91	no data
Forza Horizon 4	80−85	no data
Hitman 3	54	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	102	no data
Metro Exodus	97	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	41	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	36	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55	no data
Metro Exodus	48	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

This is how RX 6600 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 78% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 182% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 281% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.19	73.10
Recency	13 October 2021	3 December 2022
Cost	$329	$6799
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	300 Watt