Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
Summary
Radeon RX 6600 XT
292%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| 192% 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 6500 XT |
| 53 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6600 XT . |
| 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) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6600 XT
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (14 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | | Radeon RX 6500 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XT
(215-130000006)) | vs | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 6 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | vs | 107 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | vs | 5,400 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | vs | 1024 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 16 |
| Core clock | 1968 MHz | vs | 2200 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 64 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | | Radeon RX 6500 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 64 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | | Radeon RX 6500 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | vs | 107 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Jul 2021 | vs | 19 Jan 2022 |
Radeon RX 6600 XT
165.70 GP/s
Radeon RX 6500 XT
90.08 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600 XT
331.40 GT/s
Radeon RX 6500 XT
180.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600 XT
256.00 GB/s
Radeon RX 6500 XT
144.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6600 XT
10600.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6500 XT
5765.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
86
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
176
Radeon RX 6500 XT
74
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
99
Radeon RX 6500 XT
17
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
68
Radeon RX 6500 XT
23
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
177
Radeon RX 6500 XT
105
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
126
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6600 XT
130
Radeon RX 6500 XT
67
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
59
Radeon RX 6500 XT
21
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
131
Radeon RX 6500 XT
55
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
72
Radeon RX 6500 XT
13
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
55
Radeon RX 6500 XT
10
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6600 XT
115
Radeon RX 6500 XT
64
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6600 XT
82
Radeon RX 6500 XT
40
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6600 XT
87
Radeon RX 6500 XT
44
FPS (higher is better)