Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 6600
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 13 Oct 2021
Radeon RX 6600
Radeon RX 6800
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6600
    100%
  • Radeon RX 6800
    195%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600

118 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6800 .
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 6800

95% higher gaming performance.
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)

Radeon RX 6800

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800

The Radeon RX 6800 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (17 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6600Radeon RX 6800
GPU NameNavi 23 (Navi 23 XL (215-130000016))vsNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)
Fab Process7 nmvs7 nm
Die Size237 mm²vs536 mm²
Transistors11,060 millionvs26,800 million
Shaders1792vs3840
Raytracing Cores28vsnone
Compute Units28vs60
Core clock1626 MHzvs1700 MHz
ROPs64vs96
TMUs112vs240

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6600Radeon RX 6800
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs16384 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6600Radeon RX 6800
TDP132 wattsvs250 watts
Release Date13 Oct 2021vs28 Oct 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6600
    159.40 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6800
    202.10 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6600
    279.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6800
    505.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6600
    224.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6800
    512.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6600
    8928.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6800
    16170.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600
    69
  • Radeon RX 6800
    145

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    147
  • Radeon RX 6800
    273

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    51
  • Radeon RX 6800
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600
    148
  • Radeon RX 6800
    237

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    105
  • Radeon RX 6800
    217

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6600
    107
  • Radeon RX 6800
    184

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600
    50
  • Radeon RX 6800
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    108
  • Radeon RX 6800
    219

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    44
  • Radeon RX 6800
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600
    96
  • Radeon RX 6800
    178

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    68
  • Radeon RX 6800
    135

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6600
    70
  • Radeon RX 6800
    131

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600
    27
  • Radeon RX 6800
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    60
  • Radeon RX 6800
    131

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    24
  • Radeon RX 6800
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600
    48
  • Radeon RX 6800
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6600
    33
  • Radeon RX 6800
    71

FPS (higher is better)