Radeon Pro W5500X vs RX 6600

Place in performance ranking	102	274
Place by popularity	14	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.92	46.97
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi 14
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)	11 December 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$599
Current price	$358 (1.1x MSRP)	$224 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500X has 35% better value for money than RX 6600.

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	1536
Core clock speed	2044 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2491 MHz	1757 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.0	168.7

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 x8
Length	190 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14500 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	2x HDMI 2.0b
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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 39.18
+106%

Pro W5500X 19.03

RX 6600 outperforms Pro W5500X by 106% 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 15133
+106%

Pro W5500X 7350

RX 6600 outperforms Pro W5500X by 106% in Passmark.

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 +118%	50−55 −118%
1440p	57 +111%	27−30 −111%
4K	31 +121%	14−16 −121%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

220−230
+106%

107

−106%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +103%	65−70 −103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	230−240 +104%	113 −104%
Battlefield 5	250−260 +98.4%	120−130 −98.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +103%	75−80 −103%
Cyberpunk 2077	180−190 +97.8%	91 −97.8%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +100%	85−90 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +95.9%	95−100 −95.9%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +101%	140−150 −101%
Hitman 3	200−210 +102%	99 −102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +88%	266 −88%
Metro Exodus	230−240 +105%	110−120 −105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	190−200 +102%	90−95 −102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	450−500 +100%	225 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210−220 +100%	105 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +103%	65−70 −103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +95.7%	92 −95.7%
Battlefield 5	250−260 +98.4%	120−130 −98.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +103%	75−80 −103%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +105%	73 −105%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +100%	85−90 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 +95.9%	95−100 −95.9%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +101%	140−150 −101%
Hitman 3	190−200 +102%	94 −102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 +88.7%	150−160 −88.7%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +94%	67 −94%
Red Dead Redemption 2	190−200 +102%	90−95 −102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +92.3%	182 −92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +104%	147 −104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +95.9%	95−100 −95.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +103%	65−70 −103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 +105%	78 −105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +103%	75−80 −103%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +103%	59 −103%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +100%	85−90 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +101%	140−150 −101%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +104%	142 −104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +91.1%	157 −91.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +100%	90 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +89.7%	58 −89.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

190−200

+102%

90−95
−102%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	150−160 +100%	75−80 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 +97.8%	90−95 −97.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +102%	40−45 −102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +92.3%	52 −92.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +100%	60−65 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +106%	34 −106%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +97.8%	91 −97.8%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +95.1%	80−85 −95.1%
Hitman 3	110−120 +104%	54 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +106%	102 −106%
Metro Exodus	190−200 +95.9%	97 −95.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +98%	101 −98%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +93%	55−60 −93%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +95.1%	41 −95.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130−140

+94%

65−70
−94%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +105%	35−40 −105%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +97%	30−35 −97%
Hitman 3	70−75 +94.4%	36 −94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +100%	50−55 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +97%	33 −97%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +105%	44 −105%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +87.5%	24 −87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +100%	24−27 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +92.9%	14 −92.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +95.7%	21−24 −95.7%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +104%	50−55 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +100%	55 −100%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +97.9%	48 −97.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +90.5%	21 −90.5%