Radeon RX 6600 XT vs HD Graphics 400

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 with Radeon RX 6600 XT, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 400
2015
8 GB DDR3L, 6 Watt
1.13

RX 6600 XT outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 3688% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking107390
Place by popularitynot in top-10087
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.42
Power efficiency13.1318.65
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)30 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$379

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 cores962048
Core clock speed320 MHz1968 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz2589 MHz
Number of transistors189 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate7.200331.4
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS10.6 TFLOPS
ROPs264
TMUs12128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data190 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3LGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan+1.2

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.

HD Graphics 400 1.13
RX 6600 XT 42.80
+3688%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 400 450
RX 6600 XT 28342
+6198%

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 HD3−4
−4400%
135
+4400%
1440p2−3
−3750%
77
+3750%
4K1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.81
1440pno data4.92
4Kno data8.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 129
+0%
129
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 108
+0%
108
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 106
+0%
106
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
+0%
76
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 108
+0%
108
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 209
+0%
209
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 100
+0%
100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 157
+0%
157
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 61
+0%
61
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 67
+0%
67
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+0%
116
+0%
Metro Exodus 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 118
+0%
118
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 33
+0%
33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
+0%
28
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61
+0%
61
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24
+0%
24
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 400 and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600 XT is 4400% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6600 XT is 3750% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6600 XT is 4200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 42.80
Recency 1 April 2015 30 July 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 160 Watt

HD Graphics 400 has 2566.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6600 XT, on the other hand, has a 3687.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 400 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.


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

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