Radeon RX 6600S vs ION 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared ION 2 and Radeon RX 6600S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6600S outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 10273% 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 | 1388 | 200 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | 29.88 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 16 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 224.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03424 TFLOPS | 7.168 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| 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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
70−75
+7000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
70−75
+7000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−4000%
|
120−130
+4000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1714%
|
120−130
+1714%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−658%
|
190−200
+658%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1879%
|
270−280
+1879%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
70−75
+7000%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1411%
|
130−140
+1411%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−4000%
|
120−130
+4000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1714%
|
120−130
+1714%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1960%
|
100−110
+1960%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−658%
|
190−200
+658%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
70−75
+7000%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1411%
|
130−140
+1411%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−4000%
|
120−130
+4000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1714%
|
120−130
+1714%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1960%
|
100−110
+1960%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−658%
|
190−200
+658%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−2367%
|
70−75
+2367%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 220−230 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−8400%
|
85−90
+8400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−9450%
|
190−200
+9450%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1800%
|
35−40
+1800%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6600S is 9450% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6600S performs better in 30 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 35 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 31.12 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 80 Watt |
ION 2 has 300% lower power consumption.
RX 6600S, on the other hand, has a 10273.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
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