Radeon Pro W6600 vs RX 6800

Place in the ranking	42	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	51.28	70.29
Power efficiency	16.01	28.18
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 21	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)	8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$579	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6600 has 37% better value for money than RX 6800.

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	3840	1792
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	2331 MHz
Boost clock speed	2105 MHz	2903 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	505.2	325.1
Floating-point processing power	16.17 TFLOPS	10.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	240	112
Ray Tracing Cores	60	28

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	224.0 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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	4x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

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

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 6800 57.50
+42%

Pro W6600 40.48

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 22184
+42.1%

Pro W6600 15615

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	176 +46.7%	120−130 −46.7%
1440p	100 +42.9%	70−75 −42.9%
4K	60 +50%	40−45 −50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.29	5.41
1440p	5.79	9.27
4K	9.65	16.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

135

+42.1%

95−100
−42.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +50%	80−85 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	205 +46.4%	140−150 −46.4%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +52.5%	120−130 −52.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	115 +43.8%	80−85 −43.8%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +46.3%	95−100 −46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +49.3%	150−160 −49.3%
Hitman 3	110−120 +47.5%	80−85 −47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +46%	150−160 −46%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +53%	100−105 −53%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +42.5%	80−85 −42.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +44.4%	160−170 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +47%	100−105 −47%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +50%	80−85 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	172 +43.3%	120−130 −43.3%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +52.5%	120−130 −52.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +48.6%	70−75 −48.6%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +46.3%	95−100 −46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +49.3%	150−160 −49.3%
Hitman 3	110−120 +47.5%	80−85 −47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +46%	150−160 −46%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +53%	100−105 −53%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +42.5%	80−85 −42.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	341 +42.1%	240−250 −42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +50%	80−85 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +47%	100−105 −47%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +50%	80−85 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	162 +47.3%	110−120 −47.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +52.3%	65−70 −52.3%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +49.3%	150−160 −49.3%
Hitman 3	110−120 +47.5%	80−85 −47.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	237 +48.1%	160−170 −48.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	295 +47.5%	200−210 −47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +52%	100−105 −52%
Watch Dogs: Legion	88 +46.7%	60−65 −46.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+42.5%

80−85
−42.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +45.9%	85−90 −45.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +50%	60−65 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 +44%	100−105 −44%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +48%	50−55 −48%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +48.9%	45−50 −48.9%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +42.1%	190−200 −42.1%
Hitman 3	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	186 +43.1%	130−140 −43.1%
Metro Exodus	138 +45.3%	95−100 −45.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +43.3%	150−160 −43.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +49.2%	65−70 −49.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +43.1%	160−170 −43.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
+50.8%

65−70

−50.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +54.3%	35−40 −54.3%
Hitman 3	70 +55.6%	45−50 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +45.3%	150−160 −45.3%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +52.7%	55−60 −52.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +52.3%	65−70 −52.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	99 +52.3%	65−70 −52.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +46.7%	60−65 −46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +49.4%	85−90 −49.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45 +50%	30−33 −50%