Radeon RX 7600M XT vs RX 6600S

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Aggregate performance score

RX 6600S
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
35.38
+18.5%

RX 6600S outperforms RX 7600M XT by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking131173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2020−2022)RDNA 3
GPU code nameNavi 23Navi 33
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores17922048
Boost clock speed1881 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt120 Watt (75 - 120 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate224.0320.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600S and Radeon RX 7600M XT 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s288.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.21.3

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 6600S 35.38
+18.5%
RX 7600M XT 29.86

RX 6600S outperforms RX 7600M XT by 18% 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
+18.5%
RX 7600M XT 11544

RX 6600S outperforms RX 7600M XT by 18% 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 HD130−140
+17.1%
111
−17.1%
1440p65−70
+10.2%
59
−10.2%
4K40−45
+17.6%
34
−17.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−95.3%
125
+95.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−134%
143
+134%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+18.6%
95−100
−18.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+18.2%
65−70
−18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+11.9%
65−70
−11.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+15.2%
75−80
−15.2%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−119%
237
+119%
Hitman 3 85−90
+18.9%
70−75
−18.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−89.2%
246
+89.2%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−53.2%
144
+53.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+14.3%
75−80
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−115%
254
+115%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−109%
136
+109%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−78.1%
114
+78.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−90.2%
116
+90.2%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+18.6%
95−100
−18.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+18.2%
65−70
−18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+41.5%
53
−41.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+71.7%
53
−71.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−116%
233
+116%
Hitman 3 85−90
+18.9%
70−75
−18.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−50.8%
196
+50.8%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−11.7%
105
+11.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+14.3%
75−80
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−32.2%
156
+32.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−97.7%
172
+97.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−89.2%
123
+89.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−23.4%
79
+23.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−52.5%
93
+52.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+18.2%
65−70
−18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+11.9%
65−70
−11.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−61.1%
174
+61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−3.1%
134
+3.1%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−14.9%
100
+14.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+32.7%
49
−32.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+14.3%
75−80
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+17.5%
55−60
−17.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−53.1%
124
+53.1%
Hitman 3 45−50
+14.6%
40−45
−14.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+21.7%
21−24
−21.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−57.9%
60
+57.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−76.3%
67
+76.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+23.3%
40−45
−23.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−57.8%
101
+57.8%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−89%
138
+89%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−34.2%
102
+34.2%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−35.8%
91
+35.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−41.7%
119
+41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−46.9%
72
+46.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−13.3%
34
+13.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 55−60
+48.7%
39
−48.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−125%
99
+125%
Hitman 3 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+22.2%
35−40
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−22.2%
33
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−26.8%
52
+26.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−20.8%
29
+20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−38.1%
29
+38.1%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−81.6%
89
+81.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−36.4%
60
+36.4%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−55.6%
56
+55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

This is how RX 6600S and RX 7600M XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600S is 17% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6600S is 10% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6600S is 18% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6600S is 72% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7600M XT is 134% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6600S is ahead in 32 tests (44%)
  • RX 7600M XT is ahead in 38 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.38 29.86
Recency 4 January 2022 5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 120 Watt

The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600M XT in performance tests.


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