Radeon RX 6600S vs GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6600S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
30.15

RX 6600S outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking188171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.8427.67
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU106BNavi 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores23041792
Core clock speed885 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1185 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate170.6224.0
Floating-point processing power5.46 TFLOPS7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144112
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores3628

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 30.15
RX 6600S 32.29
+7.1%

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 11619
RX 6600S 12444
+7.1%

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 HD100
+0%
100−110
+0%
1440p59
−1.7%
60−65
+1.7%
4K37
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−19.6%
60−65
+19.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
−7%
75−80
+7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+19.7%
60−65
−19.7%
Battlefield 5 110
−4.5%
110−120
+4.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−16.1%
70−75
+16.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−19.6%
60−65
+19.6%
Far Cry 5 85
+9%
75−80
−9%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+27%
85−90
−27%
Forza Horizon 4 204
+12.7%
180−190
−12.7%
Hitman 3 81
+8%
75−80
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−12.7%
150−160
+12.7%
Metro Exodus 143
+23.3%
110−120
−23.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+16.5%
120−130
−16.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−7.9%
120−130
+7.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 118
+55.3%
75−80
−55.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 100
−15%
110−120
+15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+2.8%
70−75
−2.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−19.6%
60−65
+19.6%
Far Cry 5 68
−14.7%
75−80
+14.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 77
−15.6%
85−90
+15.6%
Forza Horizon 4 191
+5.5%
180−190
−5.5%
Hitman 3 81
+8%
75−80
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−12.7%
150−160
+12.7%
Metro Exodus 120
+3.4%
110−120
−3.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−19.8%
120−130
+19.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−15.6%
70−75
+15.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−7.9%
120−130
+7.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
−52%
75−80
+52%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
−13%
60−65
+13%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
−26.3%
70−75
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−19.6%
60−65
+19.6%
Far Cry 5 52
−50%
75−80
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−84.7%
180−190
+84.7%
Hitman 3 72
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
−43.8%
150−160
+43.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−19.8%
120−130
+19.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−15.6%
70−75
+15.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−141%
120−130
+141%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
−11.5%
65−70
+11.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
−8%
50−55
+8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−15.2%
35−40
+15.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−22.6%
35−40
+22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−17.1%
40−45
+17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 36
−13.9%
40−45
+13.9%
Forza Horizon 4 176
−14.8%
200−210
+14.8%
Hitman 3 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%
Metro Exodus 72
+7.5%
65−70
−7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−21.7%
80−85
+21.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−22.5%
45−50
+22.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
−10.4%
180−190
+10.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−19.6%
60−65
+19.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Hitman 3 24−27
−20.8%
27−30
+20.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−12.6%
170−180
+12.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−22.2%
40−45
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+9.8%
40−45
−9.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−15%
21−24
+15%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−16.7%
45−50
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−20.5%
45−50
+20.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−19.2%
30−35
+19.2%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RX 6600S compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • RX 6600S is 2% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 6% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is 55% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 141% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is ahead in 15 tests (21%)
  • RX 6600S is ahead in 54 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.15 32.29
Recency 29 January 2019 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm

RTX 2070 Max-Q has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6600S, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6600S.


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

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