Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce Go 6600

Place in the ranking	1403	125
Place by popularity	not in top-100	72
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	44.79
Power efficiency	no data	14.24
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	NV43 A2	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	12	2304
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1465 MHz
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	146 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.400	248.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	144

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	268 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	350 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Go 6600 0.18

RX 5700 37.38
+20667%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Go 6600 69

RX 5700 14403
+20774%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	0−1	114
1440p	-0−1	69
4K	-0−1	41

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.06
1440p	no data	5.06
4K	no data	8.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−4100%

84
+4100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2467%	77 +2467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5000%	102 +5000%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3650%	75 +3650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1800%	76 +1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3575%	294 +3575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3300%	130−140 +3300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −825%	259 +825%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −4233%	130 +4233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4500%	92 +4500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3250%	67 +3250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1775%	75 +1775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3538%	291 +3538%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4275%	175 +4275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −767%	75−80 +767%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −768%	243 +768%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1900%	60 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3300%	68 +3300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2800%	58 +2800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1725%	73 +1725%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1388%	119 +1388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3775%	155 +3775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −911%	91 +911%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −107%	58 +107%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	36
Hitman 3	6−7 −817%	55 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4550%	93 +4550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3400%

70
+3400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3000%	31 +3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	31

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1650%

35
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	97 +0%	97 +0%
Battlefield 5	180 +0%	180 +0%
Far Cry 5	112 +0%	112 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	99 +0%	99 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	288 +0%	288 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	113 +0%	113 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 +0%	80 +0%
Battlefield 5	145 +0%	145 +0%
Far Cry 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +0%	90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	276 +0%	276 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +0%	98 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	77 +0%	77 +0%
Far Cry 5	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +0%	118 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

102

+0%

102

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +0%	102 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	73 +0%	73 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +0%	51 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +0%	53 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 +0%	50 +0%
Far Cry 5	52 +0%	52 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	267 +0%	267 +0%
Metro Exodus	94 +0%	94 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	108 +0%	108 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	244 +0%	244 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	53 +0%	53 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 +0%	39 +0%
Hitman 3	39 +0%	39 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 +0%	116 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +0%	48 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	26 +0%	26 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70 +0%	70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	64 +0%	64 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 +0%	11 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5700 is 5000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5700 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	37.38
Recency	29 September 2005	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	7 nm

RX 5700 has a 20666.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6600 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.