Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 30 Jul 2021
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Radeon RX 5600 XT
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
Radeon RX 5600 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    132%
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 XT

32% 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)

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5600 XT

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Radeon RX 6600 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6600 XT

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (17 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6600 XTRadeon RX 5600 XT
GPU NameNavi 23 (Navi 23 XT (215-130000006))vsNavi 12 (Navi 12 XT)
Fab Process7 nmvs7 nm
Die Size237 mm²vs0 mm²
Transistors11,060 millionvsunknown
Shaders2048vs2048
Raytracing Cores32vsnone
Compute Units32vs32
Core clock1968 MHzvs1605 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs128vs128

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6600 XTRadeon RX 5600 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width128 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
vs1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6600 XTRadeon RX 5600 XT
TDP160 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date30 Jul 2021vsUNRELEASED

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    165.70 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    121.90 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    331.40 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    243.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    256.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    288.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    10600.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    7803.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    86
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    176
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    127

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    109
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    177
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    147

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    126
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    89

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    130
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    59
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    131
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    72
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    115
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    82
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    59

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    87
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    33
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    74
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    38
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    57
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    40
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    29

FPS (higher is better)