Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon RX 480
Summary
Radeon RX 6600
182%
Radeon RX 480
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 |
| 82% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480 |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6600
The Radeon RX 6600 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | | Radeon RX 480 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | vs | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | vs | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | vs | 5,700 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | vs | 2304 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | vs | 36 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | vs | 1120 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | vs | 144 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | | Radeon RX 480 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | | Radeon RX 480 | |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | vs | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | vs | 29 Jun 2016 |
Radeon RX 6600
159.40 GP/s
Radeon RX 480
40.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600
279.00 GT/s
Radeon RX 480
182.30 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600
224.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 480
256.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600
8928.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 480
5834.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600
69
Radeon RX 480
40
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600
147
Radeon RX 480
81
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600
148
Radeon RX 480
81
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600
105
Radeon RX 480
54
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6600
107
Radeon RX 480
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600
50
Radeon RX 480
28
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600
108
Radeon RX 480
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600
96
Radeon RX 480
52
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600
68
Radeon RX 480
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6600
70
Radeon RX 480
41
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600
27
Radeon RX 480
15
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600
60
Radeon RX 480
34
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600
48
Radeon RX 480
29
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600
33
Radeon RX 480
17
FPS (higher is better)