Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD
Radeon RX 6600
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 13 Oct 2021
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VS
AMD
Radeon RX Vega 56
8192 Mb HBM2
Released 8 Aug 2017
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600113%
- Radeon RX Vega 56100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600
- 13% higher gaming performance.
- 78 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 56 .
- 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 the Radeon RX Vega 56
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6600
The Radeon RX 6600 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | Vega 10 (Vega 10 XL) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 484 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 12,500 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | 3584 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | 56 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | 1156 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 224 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 2048 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 800 MHz
1600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | 210 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | 8 Aug 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600159.40 GP/s
- Radeon RX Vega 5694.14 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600279.00 GT/s
- Radeon RX Vega 56329.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX Vega 56409.60 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 66008928.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX Vega 5610544.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660069
- Radeon RX Vega 5657
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600148
- Radeon RX Vega 56139
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600105
- Radeon RX Vega 5681
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600107
- Radeon RX Vega 5690
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660050
- Radeon RX Vega 5645
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660096
- Radeon RX Vega 5688
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660068
- Radeon RX Vega 5654
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 660070
- Radeon RX Vega 5667
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660027
- Radeon RX Vega 5627
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660048
- Radeon RX Vega 5648
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660033
- Radeon RX Vega 5628
FPS (higher is better)