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AMD Radeon RX 6600
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AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs AMD Radeon RX 5700. Specifications, performance, tests

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2021-10-13
AMD Radeon RX 6600
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2019-07-07
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AMD Radeon RX 5700
AMD Radeon RX 5700

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 6600 or AMD Radeon RX 5700? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 has a base frequency of 1.75 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2021-10-13.

AMD Radeon RX 5700 has a base frequency of 1.75 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1669 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 5700 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1803 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon RX 5700
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6600 and AMD Radeon RX 5700, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    RDNA 2 left arrow RDNA 1
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6600 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 5700
  • Compute Units
    28 left arrow 36
  • Execution Units
    28 left arrow 36
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 23 XL left arrow Navi 10
  • Ray Accelerators
    28 left arrow -
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Shader
    1792 left arrow 2304
  • Texture Units
    112 left arrow 144
  • Manufacturer Board Type
    - left arrow Component
  • Manufacturer Family
    - left arrow Radeon RX
  • Manufacturer Series
    - left arrow Radeon RX 5000 Series
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Infinity Cache
    32 MB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    224 GB/s left arrow 448 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    128 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    14 Gbps left arrow 14 Gbps
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1750 MHz left arrow 1750 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1626 MHz left arrow 1465 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2491 MHz left arrow 1725 MHz
  • Game Clock
    2044 MHz left arrow 1625 MHz
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • System Power Supply
    450 W (System power requirement) left arrow 600 W (PSU recommendation)
  • TDP
    132 W left arrow 180 W
  • Typical Board Power
    132 W left arrow 180 W
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow 220 W
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Version
    1.4a left arrow -
  • HDMI Version
    HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x8 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    1x8-Pin left arrow 1x8-Pin / 1x6-Pin
  • DisplayPort capabilities
    - left arrow 1.4a
  • HDMI capabilities
    - left arrow 4K60 Support
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12.2 left arrow 12.1
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • 4K H264 Decode
    - left arrow Yes
  • 4K H264 Encode
    - left arrow Yes
  • H265/HEVC Decode
    - left arrow Yes
  • H265/HEVC Encode
    - left arrow Yes
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 5700 and AMD Radeon RX 6600.

  • Manufacturer
    AMD left arrow AMD
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    2021-10-13 left arrow 2019-07-07

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 5

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 5700Result difference¹
Blender 4.4.0 / HIP / Windows 945.973667 samples/min Submissions: 69 836.468216 samples/min Submissions: 10 -11.6 %
Blender 4.3.0 / HIP / Windows 1017.208077 samples/min Submissions: 64 950.39009 samples/min Submissions: 86 -6.6 %
Blender 4.2.0 / HIP / Windows 1001.063226 samples/min Submissions: 94 921.91213 samples/min Submissions: 7 -7.9 %
Blender 4.1.0 / HIP / Windows 1039.839884 samples/min Submissions: 70 908.430865 samples/min Submissions: 13 -12.6 %
Blender 4.0.0 / HIP / Windows 966.957231 samples/min Submissions: 126 822.675556 samples/min Submissions: 11 -14.9 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Radeon RX 6600

More results: 48

AMD Radeon RX 5700

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 6600 and AMD Radeon RX 5700.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

8.93 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 6600
8.06 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 5700

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