AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
130
72
58
38
133
73
58
38
The Witcher 3
116
95
66
32
121
96
68
34
Counter-Strike 2
184
128
91
49
185
128
93
49
Far Cry 6
102
86
66
35
104
90
65
35
Hogwarts Legacy
69
56
42
19
68
59
40
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
89
82
55
33
93
86
60
38
Ghost of Tsushima
74
58
43
23
74
61
42
23
Cyberpunk 2077
69
60
37
16
73
64
37
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
118
107
73
36
124
107
76
37
Avg FPS
1080p High106108
1080p Ultra8385
1440p Ultra5960
4K Ultra3133
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
8593
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
9026
Time Spy94259652
Solar Bayn/a37503
Port Royaln/a4603
Fire Strike2753528668
Night Raid103141114842
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
81739
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
84088
Background Blur148 frames/s208 frames/s
Face Detection89.5 frames/s114.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.52 Gpix/sec2.91 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.98 Gpix/sec3.71 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.11 Gpix/sec3.38 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.75 Gpix/sec0.94 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching295.8 Gpix/sec306 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics10480.7 fps11198.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
16372
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
16471
G2D Mark921911
DirectX 11117 fps163 fps
DirectX 1265 fps61 fps
GPU Compute7839 Ops/s7706 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
117.9 fps
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
116.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)695.6 fps690.3 fps
Car Chase606.1 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.2 fps525.1 fps
T-Rex2407 fps2173.5 fps
ALU 23024.6 fps2886.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2299.8 fps487.2 fps
APIOpenGLMetal
OSWindowsOS X
Tessellation2576.4n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 7, 2019 July, 30, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture RDNA 1.0 RDNA 2.0
Codename Navi 10 Navi 23
Price 399 379

GPU

GPU Frequency 1605 MHz 1968 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1905 MHz 2589 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2048
TMUs 160 128
ROPs 64 64
Ray Tracing Cores No 32
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache n/a 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 122 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 305 GTex/s 331 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.8 TFLOPS 10.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
TGP 225 W 160 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Transistor Size 251 mm² 237 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 11 billion
Transistor density 39.84 MTr/mm² 46.41 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
448 GB/s
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

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