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AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6 · 2.82 GHz · 107 W Speed index 5/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 55 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Speed index
7/100
5/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
5.77 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
2.82 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
144 GB/s
TDP
132 W
107 W
Launch Price
329 $
199 $
211 pts
151 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLNavi 24 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2816
Shader17921024
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units11264
Raytracing Cores2816
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and has 1792 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s144 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit64 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Base Clock1.626 GHz2.200 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz2.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz2.61 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 clocks in the base with up to 1.626 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2.200 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
TDP132 W107 W
Tjunction max100 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 132 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a TDP of 107 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Max. Displays42
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1--
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6600.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT supports a maximum of 2 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 4
Release dateQ4/2021Q1/2022
Launch Price329 $199 $
Structure size7 nm6 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 was released in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 6600 +66.8 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 2,274

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +736.6 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 467

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +853.2 %

  1. 1,344
  2. 141

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +71.4 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +63.2 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +61.3 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +63.0 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +88.5 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +86.8 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 6600 +42.9 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 49,896

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6600 +46.1 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 55,054

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6600 +95.3 %

  1. 98,120
  2. 50,239

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