GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon RX 6600M

Place in the ranking	136	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.28
Power efficiency	24.89	12.54
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GB202
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	21760
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	2416 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	270.6	1,637
Floating-point processing power	8.659 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	112	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	28	170

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	32 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	1.79 TB/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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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 6600M 34.51

RTX 5090 100.00
+190%

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 6600M 13899

RTX 5090 40367
+190%

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	99 −109%	207 +109%
1440p	54 −241%	184 +241%
4K	31 −355%	141 +355%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	92 −110%	190−200 +110%
Cyberpunk 2077	110 −173%	300−310 +173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 −17%	110−120 +17%
Counter-Strike 2	81 −138%	190−200 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −178%	220−230 +178%
Forza Horizon 4	216 −178%	600−650 +178%
Forza Horizon 5	83 −173%	220−230 +173%
Metro Exodus	100 −62%	160−170 +62%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −117%	150−160 +117%
Valorant	160 −214%	500−550 +214%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 −17%	110−120 +17%
Counter-Strike 2	66 −192%	190−200 +192%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 −181%	180−190 +181%
Dota 2	115 −51.3%	170−180 +51.3%
Far Cry 5	46 −246%	159 +246%
Fortnite	160−170 −90.1%	300−350 +90.1%
Forza Horizon 4	173 −189%	500−550 +189%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −144%	220−230 +144%
Grand Theft Auto V	116 −159%	300−310 +159%
Metro Exodus	78 −108%	160−170 +108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −10.8%	210−220 +10.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −117%	150−160 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −38.1%	170−180 +38.1%
Valorant	140−150 −249%	500−550 +249%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 −17%	110−120 +17%
Counter-Strike 2	61 −231%	202 +231%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 −178%	150−160 +178%
Dota 2	104 −188%	300−310 +188%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −64.9%	150−160 +64.9%
Forza Horizon 4	153 −161%	400−450 +161%
Forza Horizon 5	76 −199%	220−230 +199%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −10.8%	210−220 +10.8%
Valorant	144 −249%	500−550 +249%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	61 −157%	150−160 +157%
Grand Theft Auto V	61 −179%	170−180 +179%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −178%	450−500 +178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −166%	90−95 +166%
World of Tanks	230−240 −124%	500−550 +124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −27.9%	85−90 +27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −178%	50−55 +178%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −37.9%	160−170 +37.9%
Forza Horizon 4	100 −180%	280−290 +180%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 −190%	170−180 +190%
Metro Exodus	85 −68.2%	140−150 +68.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 −174%	170−180 +174%
Valorant	110−120 −276%	400−450 +276%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1060%	174 +1060%
Dota 2	58 −214%	180−190 +214%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 −176%	160−170 +176%
Metro Exodus	28 −496%	167 +496%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −81.7%	200−210 +81.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −178%	60−65 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58 −176%	160−170 +176%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −122%	90−95 +122%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −588%	55 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −157%	18−20 +157%
Dota 2	80 −188%	230−240 +188%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −102%	100−110 +102%
Fortnite	50−55 −92%	95−100 +92%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −188%	150−160 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −239%	110−120 +239%
Valorant	55−60 −326%	240−250 +326%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

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183

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

RTX 5090 is 109% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 241% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 355% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1060% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.51	100.00
Recency	31 May 2021	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	575 Watt

RX 6600M has 475% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 189.8% 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 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6600M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6600M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.