Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD
Radeon RX 6600
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 13 Oct 2021
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VS
AMD
Radeon RX Vega 64
8192 Mb HBM2
Released 8 Aug 2017
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600103%
- Radeon RX Vega 64100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600
- 163 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
- 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 64
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | Vega 10 (Vega 10 XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 484 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 12,500 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | 4096 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | 64 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 256 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 2048 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 945 MHz
1890 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | 295 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | 8 Aug 2017 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600159.40 GP/s
- Radeon RX Vega 6496.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600279.00 GT/s
- Radeon RX Vega 64384.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600224.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX Vega 64483.80 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 66008928.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX Vega 6412288.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660069
- Radeon RX Vega 6460
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600148
- Radeon RX Vega 64142
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 6490
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 6600107
- Radeon RX Vega 64103
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660050
- Radeon RX Vega 6448
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660096
- Radeon RX Vega 6494
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 6461
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 660070
- Radeon RX Vega 6479
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660027
- Radeon RX Vega 6429
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660048
- Radeon RX Vega 6451
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 6431
FPS (higher is better)