Radeon Pro W6600M vs HD Graphics 505
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 505 with Radeon Pro W6600M, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6600M outperforms HD Graphics 505 by a whopping 3072% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1195 | 238 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.04 | 23.34 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Apollo Lake GT1.5 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 September 2016 (9 years ago) | 8 June 2021 (4 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 cores | 144 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 1224 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | 2034 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 90 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 11.70 | 227.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1872 TFLOPS | 7.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 64 |
| TMUs | 18 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 9
−3011%
| 280−290
+3011%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3000%
|
60−65
+3000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3000%
|
60−65
+3000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 130−140 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1717%
|
100−110
+1717%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 85−90 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1288%
|
110−120
+1288%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−507%
|
180−190
+507%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−1074%
|
270−280
+1074%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3000%
|
60−65
+3000%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 130−140 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1717%
|
100−110
+1717%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 85−90 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−6200%
|
60−65
+6200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1288%
|
110−120
+1288%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1350%
|
85−90
+1350%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−507%
|
180−190
+507%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3000%
|
60−65
+3000%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1717%
|
100−110
+1717%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1288%
|
110−120
+1288%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1350%
|
85−90
+1350%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−507%
|
180−190
+507%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 130−140 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1450%
|
60−65
+1450%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−3820%
|
190−200
+3820%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1844%
|
170−180
+1844%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 60−65 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−3550%
|
70−75
+3550%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−2200%
|
45−50
+2200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−286%
|
50−55
+286%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−4050%
|
160−170
+4050%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1450%
|
30−35
+1450%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1500%
|
30−35
+1500%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 505 and Pro W6600M compete in popular games:
- Pro W6600M is 3011% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro W6600M is 8900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Pro W6600M performs better in 32 tests (60%)
- there's a draw in 21 tests (40%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.86 | 27.28 |
| Recency | 1 September 2016 | 8 June 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 90 Watt |
HD Graphics 505 has 800% lower power consumption.
Pro W6600M, on the other hand, has a 3072% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro W6600M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 505 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 505 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro W6600M is a mobile workstation one.
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