Radeon RX 6600S vs RX 6800 XT

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Radeon RX 5900 Radeon RX 5900 XT Radeon RX 5950 Radeon RX 5950 XT Radeon RX 6800 Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon RX 6850 XT Radeon RX 6900 Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XTX Radeon RX 6950 XT
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Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6600S Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6650M XT Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800S

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 XT with Radeon RX 6600S, including specs and performance data.

RX 6800 XT
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
64.84
+101%

RX 6800 XT outperforms RX 6600S by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6800 XT RX 6800 XT
RX 6600S RX 6600S

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31177
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.58no data
Power efficiency14.8227.69
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21Navi 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores46081792
Core clock speed1825 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed2250 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate648.0224.0
Floating-point processing power20.74 TFLOPS7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs12864
TMUs288112
Ray Tracing Cores7228

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.21.3

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.

RX 6800 XT 64.84
+101%
RX 6600S 32.30

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 6800 XT 24983
+101%
RX 6600S 12444

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 HD207
+107%
100−110
−107%
1440p150
+114%
70−75
−114%
4K100
+122%
45−50
−122%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.14no data
1440p4.33no data
4K6.49no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 180−190
+115%
85−90
−115%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+139%
60−65
−139%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+119%
65−70
−119%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 180−190
+115%
85−90
−115%
Battlefield 5 191
+70.5%
110−120
−70.5%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+139%
60−65
−139%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+119%
65−70
−119%
Far Cry 5 143
+45.9%
95−100
−45.9%
Fortnite 280−290
+103%
130−140
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+98.3%
110−120
−98.3%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+100%
85−90
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
Valorant 300−350
+73.8%
190−200
−73.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 180−190
+115%
85−90
−115%
Battlefield 5 183
+63.4%
110−120
−63.4%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+139%
60−65
−139%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+1.5%
270−280
−1.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+119%
65−70
−119%
Dota 2 166
+23.9%
130−140
−23.9%
Far Cry 5 139
+41.8%
95−100
−41.8%
Fortnite 280−290
+103%
130−140
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+98.3%
110−120
−98.3%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+100%
85−90
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+41.5%
100−110
−41.5%
Metro Exodus 152
+120%
65−70
−120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 294
+203%
95−100
−203%
Valorant 300−350
+73.8%
190−200
−73.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 175
+56.3%
110−120
−56.3%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+139%
60−65
−139%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+119%
65−70
−119%
Dota 2 145
+8.2%
130−140
−8.2%
Far Cry 5 130
+32.7%
95−100
−32.7%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+98.3%
110−120
−98.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160
+64.9%
95−100
−64.9%
Valorant 356
+86.4%
190−200
−86.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 280−290
+103%
130−140
−103%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+125%
24−27
−125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+113%
200−210
−113%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
+107%
55−60
−107%
Metro Exodus 95
+126%
40−45
−126%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+70.2%
220−230
−70.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 154
+90.1%
80−85
−90.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+159%
30−35
−159%
Far Cry 5 131
+84.5%
70−75
−84.5%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+144%
80−85
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+157%
50−55
−157%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+125%
24−27
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+123%
60−65
−123%
Metro Exodus 56
+115%
24−27
−115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+139%
45−50
−139%
Valorant 300−350
+79.6%
180−190
−79.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+119%
45−50
−119%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Dota 2 122
+31.2%
90−95
−31.2%
Far Cry 5 95
+157%
35−40
−157%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+174%
50−55
−174%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+119%
35−40
−119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RX 6800 XT and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is 107% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 XT is 114% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 XT is 122% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 203% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is ahead in 62 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 64.84 32.30
Recency 28 October 2020 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 80 Watt

RX 6800 XT has a 100.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6600S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6600S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6600S is a notebook one.

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