Radeon RX 6500M vs RX 6600S

Place in performance ranking	131	254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	1024
Boost clock speed	1881 MHz	2191 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	153.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600S and Radeon RX 6500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	288.0 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

No outputs

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2

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 6600S 35.42
+74.1%

RX 6500M 20.34

RX 6600S outperforms RX 6500M by 74% 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 6600S 13678
+74.1%

RX 6500M 7857

RX 6600S outperforms RX 6500M by 74% 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

100−110
+61.3%

−61.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−8.2%

66
+8.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −1.6%	62 +1.6%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +71.6%	65−70 −71.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +75.6%	40−45 −75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −9.8%	67 +9.8%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +66%	45−50 −66%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +64.8%	50−55 −64.8%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +51.1%	90−95 −51.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 +19.7%	61 −19.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +77.5%	80−85 −77.5%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +54.4%	65−70 −54.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +17.5%	114 −17.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +28.6%	70 −28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +35.6%	45 −35.6%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +71.6%	65−70 −71.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +75.6%	40−45 −75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +90.6%	32 −90.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +66%	45−50 −66%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +64.8%	50−55 −64.8%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +51.1%	90−95 −51.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 +46%	50 −46%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +77.5%	80−85 −77.5%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +54.4%	65−70 −54.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +41.1%	95 −41.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +52.6%	57 −52.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +47.5%	60−65 −47.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +56.4%	39 −56.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +75.6%	40−45 −75.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +110%	29 −110%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +66%	45−50 −66%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +51.1%	90−95 −51.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +77.5%	80−85 −77.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +61.4%	83 −61.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +123%	39 −123%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +260%	25 −260%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
+60%

55−60

−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +74.4%	35−40 −74.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +97.6%	40−45 −97.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +104%	24−27 −104%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +88.2%	30−35 −88.2%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Hitman 3	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +81%	40−45 −81%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +76.3%	35−40 −76.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+79.4%

30−35

−79.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +75%	20−22 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Hitman 3	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +91.3%	21−24 −91.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +100%	10−12 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +75%	27−30 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +91.3%	21−24 −91.3%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+72.2%

18−20

−72.2%

This is how RX 6600S and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

RX 6600S is 61% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 260% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 10% faster.

All in all, in popular games: