AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
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The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is a mid range graphics card for desktop PCs. It is using the Navi 24 graphics chip which uses the RDNA 2 architecture and is manufactured in 6nm at TSMC. The 6500XT offers 16 compute units (CUs = 1,024 shaders) and 4 GB GDDR6 dedicated VRAM connected via a 64 Bit interface (143.9 GB/s max).
The performance of the Radeon RX 6500 XT is similar to a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super, but slower than an older Radeon RX 5500 XT. Therefore, the card is best suited for 1080p and high presets of 2021 games (see below for actual game benchmarks).
The power consumption is rated at 107 Watt (TGP) and therefore similar to a GTX 1650 Super (100 Watt).
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
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The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is a mid-range desktop graphics card that is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and uses the Navi 23 chip. It offers 2,048 shaders and 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM with a 128 bit memory interface (16 Gbps, 256 GB/s max).
The RDNA2 architecture offers new features like SAM (Smart Access Memory) and Infinity Cache. PCIe 4.0, RIS (Radeon Image Sharpener) and Raytracing support are also included in the RX6600XT.
The gaming performance of the RX 6600 XT is comparable to a GeForce RTX 3060 (Desktop). The previous generation Radeon RX 5600 XT can be easily bested. Therefore, the RX 6600 XT is best suited for demanding games in 1080p and high details.
The power consumption is rated at 160 Watt (TGP) by AMD and therefore similar to a GeForce RTX 3060 (170 Watt).
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | |||||||
Architecture | Navi / RDNA2 | Navi / RDNA2 | ||||||
Pipelines | 1024 - unified | 2048 - unified | ||||||
TMUs | 64 | |||||||
ROPs | 32 | |||||||
Raytracing Cores | 16 | |||||||
Core Speed | 2310 MHz | 1968 - 2589 (Boost) MHz | ||||||
Shader Speed | 2815 MHz | |||||||
Memory Speed | 18000 MHz | 16000 MHz | ||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | ||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 0 GB | 8 GB | ||||||
Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||
API | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.6, OpenGL 4.4, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.3 | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.5, OpenGL 4.6 | ||||||
Power Consumption | 107 Watt | 160 (TGP) Watt | ||||||
Transistors | 5.4 Billion | 11.1 Billion | ||||||
Die Size | 107 mm² | |||||||
technology | 7 nm | 7 nm | ||||||
PCIe | 4.0 x4 | |||||||
Displays | 2 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a | |||||||
Date of Announcement | 19.01.2022 | 30.07.2021 | ||||||
Radeon RX 6600 Series |
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Codename | Navi 23 | |||||||
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | |||||||
Features | DisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.1 VRR, PCIe 4.0, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K180 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90, 8K24 decode, 4K60, 8K24 encode / VP9 4K90, 8K24 decode / AV1 4K120, 8K30 decode) |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT → 100% n=45
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT → 142% n=45

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 25
2025
Doom: The Dark Ages
2025
Civilization 7
2025
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
Space Marine 2
2024
Star Wars Outlaws
2024
Black Myth: Wukong
2024
F1 24
2024
Ghost of Tsushima
2024
Alone in the Dark
2024
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
Last Epoch
2024
Skull & Bones
2024
Helldivers 2
2024
Enshrouded
2024
Palworld
2024
Ready or Not
2023
The Finals
2023
EA Sports WRC
2023
Alan Wake 2
2023
Lords of the Fallen
2023
Total War Pharaoh
2023
EA Sports FC 24
2023
Counter-Strike 2
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
Lies of P
2023
Starfield
2023
Armored Core 6
2023
Immortals of Aveum
2023
Atlas Fallen
2023
F1 23
2023
Diablo 4
2023
Dead Island 2
2023
The Last of Us
2023
Company of Heroes 3
2023
Sons of the Forest
2023
Atomic Heart
2023
Returnal
2023
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
Dead Space Remake
2023
The Witcher 3 v4
2023
High On Life
2023
FIFA 23
2022
The Quarry
2022
F1 22
2022
Vampire Bloodhunt
2022
Ghostwire Tokyo
2022
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
2022
Elex 2
2022
GRID Legends
2022
Elden Ring
2022
Dying Light 2
2022
God of War
2022
Halo Infinite
2021
Farming Simulator 22
2021
Battlefield 2042
2021
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Riders Republic
2021
Back 4 Blood
2021
Far Cry 6
2021
Alan Wake Remastered
2021
New World
2021
Deathloop
2021
F1 2021
2021
Days Gone
2021
Outriders
2021
Hitman 3
2021
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020
Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020
Dirt 5
2020
Watch Dogs Legion
2020
Star Wars Squadrons
2020
Crysis Remastered
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
Death Stranding
2020
F1 2020
2020
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT → 227%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 277%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | |||||||||||||
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low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
F1 25 | 221 | 186.5 | 90.7 | |||||||||||
Doom: The Dark Ages | 37.9 | 24.1 | 5.13 | |||||||||||
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered | 28.3 | |||||||||||||
Assassin's Creed Shadows | 41 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||
Civilization 7 | 103 | 67 | 32.5 | |||||||||||
Monster Hunter Wilds | 62.1 | 52 | 35.8 | 23.9 | ||||||||||
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 46.5 | 32.9 | 18.4 | |||||||||||
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 84.6 | 33.3 | 10.6 | |||||||||||
Stalker 2 | 31.7 | 23.4 | ||||||||||||
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 | 81 | 61 | 36 | |||||||||||
Space Marine 2 | 55.8 | 40.3 | ||||||||||||
Star Wars Outlaws | 40.5 | 33.2 | 22.7 | |||||||||||
Black Myth: Wukong | 55 | 41 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||
The Finals | 107.8 | 75.2 | 65.8 | 48.6 | 28.2 | 6 | 113 | 69.1 | 31.3 | |||||
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 64 | 39.8 | 28.4 | 23.5 | 119 | 92.5 | 74.7 | 67 | 39 | 16 | ||||
Baldur's Gate 3 | 68.2 | 55.7 | 45.1 | 44.2 | 84.3 | 58.6 | 29.3 | |||||||
F1 22 | 132 | 111 | 72 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 281 | 258 | 194.2 | 44.6 | 27.9 | 12.9 | ||
Vampire Bloodhunt | 222 | 116.3 | 111.9 | 110.9 | 62.7 | 23.1 | 372 | 201 | 189.7 | 184.1 | 120.4 | 57.8 | ||
Ghostwire Tokyo | 94 | 89 | 87 | 88 | 49 | 20 | 167.8 | 156.7 | 155.9 | 154 | 92.5 | 41.9 | ||
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 118 | 82 | 51 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 237 | 180.6 | 120.3 | 93.6 | 62.5 | 31.5 | ||
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | 72 | 54 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 76.3 | 68.6 | 40.2 | 14.1 | ||
Elex 2 | 64.8 | 59.7 | 40.5 | 33.8 | 21.7 | 5.87 | 75.7 | 78.1 | 71.3 | 67.6 | 53 | 29.3 | ||
GRID Legends | 202 | 149.6 | 85.2 | 59.4 | 52.5 | 26.5 | 254.6 | 197.7 | 160.5 | 126.4 | 101 | 63.1 | ||
Elden Ring | 59.4 | 59.5 | 59.4 | 58 | 44 | 20.6 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59.4 | 59.9 | 38.6 | ||
Dying Light 2 | 58.3 | 44.1 | 35.5 | 24.4 | 11.2 | 116 | 86.1 | 68.9 | 46.9 | 23.7 | ||||
Rainbow Six Extraction | 101 | 91 | 66 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 207 | 177 | 169 | 128 | 80 | 34 | ||
God of War | 78 | 62 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 6.68 | 125 | 108 | 85.9 | 60.2 | 48.7 | 30.7 | ||
Halo Infinite | 74.8 | 73 | 64.5 | 56 | 11.1 | 113 | 92.5 | 88.4 | 78.7 | 42.9 | ||||
Farming Simulator 22 | 291 | 162 | 112 | 92.3 | 70.5 | 37.9 | 295 | 229 | 186 | 158 | 128 | 78.8 | ||
Battlefield 2042 | 145 | 80.4 | 39.8 | 25.3 | 18.5 | 3.95 | 150 | 122 | 103 | 75.3 | 22.8 | |||
Forza Horizon 5 | 204 | 102 | 81 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 266 | 159 | 142 | 58 | 50 | 32 | ||
Call of Duty Vanguard | 102 | 87.1 | 34.9 | 31.4 | 22.8 | 3.18 | 125 | 139 | 115 | 102 | 71.1 | 36.1 | ||
Riders Republic | 127 | 66 | 54 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 128 | 123 | 112 | 97 | 69 | 34 | ||
Guardians of the Galaxy | 78 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 139 | 124 | 123 | 119 | 82 | 43 | ||
Back 4 Blood | 140 | 117 | 109 | 68.1 | 27.7 | 228 | 188 | 168 | 110 | 56.3 | ||||
Far Cry 6 | 155 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 124 | 108 | 99 | 73 | 21 | ||
Alan Wake Remastered | 147 | 123 | 93.3 | 55 | 95.2 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 86.3 | ||||||
New World | 145 | 62.1 | 55.3 | 43.4 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 149 | 107 | 97.4 | 86.7 | 57.8 | 31.4 | ||
Deathloop | 134 | 123 | 86 | 75.7 | 51.2 | 20.8 | ||||||||
F1 2021 | 379 | 155 | 109 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 482 | 270 | 229 | 97 | 65 | 31 | ||
Monster Hunter Stories 2 | 143 | 142 | 143 | 143 | 99.7 | |||||||||
Days Gone | 184 | 144 | 125 | 89.6 | 63.2 | 34.3 | ||||||||
Mass Effect Legendary Edition | 110 | 105 | 78.1 | 37.5 | 108 | 101 | 99.7 | 72.7 | ||||||
Resident Evil Village | 328 | 242 | 217 | 183 | 115 | 56.8 | ||||||||
Outriders | 153 | 165 | 134 | 114 | 75.1 | 37 | ||||||||
Hitman 3 | 331 | 221 | 191 | 174 | 112 | 57 | ||||||||
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 | 74.3 | 72.7 | 73.5 | 63.1 | 34.9 | 12.7 | ||||||||
Immortals Fenyx Rising | 128 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 130 | 116 | 113 | 79 | 55 | 33 | ||
Yakuza Like a Dragon | 112 | 108 | 108 | 99.7 | 66.7 | 31.4 | ||||||||
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | 253 | 171 | 102 | 88.7 | 64.8 | 31.9 | ||||||||
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla | 100 | 51 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 206 | 129 | 106 | 75 | 56 | 28 | ||
Dirt 5 | 168.5 | 61.7 | 41.9 | 34.3 | 24.2 | 14.5 | 273 | 149 | 114 | 92 | 74 | 47 | ||
Watch Dogs Legion | 117 | 73.7 | 57.6 | 24.8 | 18.5 | 9.68 | 132 | 120 | 104 | 61 | 44 | 24 | ||
Star Wars Squadrons | 577 | 384 | 329 | 301 | 191 | 95 | ||||||||
Mafia Definitive Edition | 146 | 63 | 57.9 | 36.2 | 17.2 | 160 | 118 | 106 | 70.3 | 34 | ||||
Crysis Remastered | 271 | 121 | 59.9 | 51.3 | 36.9 | 18.2 | 273 | 114 | 67.5 | 50.7 | 29.8 | 15.6 | ||
Horizon Zero Dawn | 121 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 23 | 203 | 137 | 117 | 100 | 76 | 39 | ||
Death Stranding | 236 | 159 | 145 | 142 | 99.4 | 53.1 | ||||||||
F1 2020 | 363 | 178 | 138 | 93 | 65 | 31 | 450 | 289 | 233 | 157 | 116 | 65.8 | ||
Borderlands 3 | 194 | 94 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 232 | 186 | 103 | 81.9 | 57 | 29.9 | ||
Control | 187 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 239.1 | 116.6 | 84 | 52.6 | 25.6 | ||||
Anno 1800 | 117 | 109 | 60.9 | 28.3 | 33.5 | 11.3 | 123 | 126 | 89.3 | 41.4 | 37.1 | 21.5 | ||
The Division 2 | 240 | 175 | 138 | 98 | 65 | 34 | ||||||||
Far Cry New Dawn | 165 | 99 | 91 | 83 | 56 | 20 | 149 | 131 | 127 | 112 | 98 | 53 | ||
Metro Exodus | 138 | 68 | 51 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 245 | 121 | 89.6 | 73.1 | 56.3 | 34.2 | ||
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 227 | 86 | 72 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 230 | 166 | 153 | 131 | 84.4 | 39.8 | ||
Strange Brigade | 390 | 128 | 107 | 84 | 56 | 26 | 561 | 257 | 209 | 183 | 118 | 60.9 | ||
Far Cry 5 | 193 | 102 | 92 | 86 | 55 | 22 | 176 | 151 | 141 | 133 | 105 | 51 | ||
X-Plane 11.11 | 77 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 95 | 73 | 65 | 39.5 | ||||||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 147 | 72 | 47 | 31 | 13 | 225 | 129 | 94.5 | 66.9 | 36 | ||||
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 238 | 154 | 85.7 | 68.1 | 27.8 | 416.9 | 310.4 | 171.4 | 140.5 | 54 | ||||
Dota 2 Reborn | 235 | 191 | 147 | 116 | 68 | 212 | 161 | 170 | 120 | 86.3 | ||||
The Witcher 3 | 312 | 188 | 93 | 54 | 28 | 456 | 318 | 176 | 98.9 | 53.9 | ||||
GTA V | 188 | 187 | 119 | 50 | 31 | 28 | 187 | 185 | 176 | 94.1 | 67.6 | 63.8 | ||
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | |||||||||||||
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 16 28 | 1 8 27 12 | 1 24 20 3 | 8 23 12 | 22 15 6 | 41 5 1 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 11 47 | 2 16 43 | 4 31 29 | 4 11 34 16 | 8 20 35 4 | 18 37 10 |
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