Radeon Pro W6600M vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q and Radeon Pro W6600M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 5000 Max-Q
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
34.67
+40.3%

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms Pro W6600M by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking148223
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.7118.82
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104Navi 23
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)8 June 2021 (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 cores30721792
Core clock speed600 MHz1224 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz2034 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate259.2227.8
Floating-point processing power8.294 TFLOPS7.29 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs192112
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores4828

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent
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 Model6.56.7
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 5000 Max-Q 34.67
+40.3%
Pro W6600M 24.71

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 5000 Max-Q 13360
+40.3%
Pro W6600M 9521

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 HD109
+45.3%
75−80
−45.3%
1440p66
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
4K44
+46.7%
30−35
−46.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 86
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+42.3%
70−75
−42.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+1.1%
85−90
−1.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0.7%
150−160
−0.7%
Metro Exodus 144
+24.1%
110−120
−24.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+14.1%
85−90
−14.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 189
+54.9%
120−130
−54.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+31%
70−75
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+1.1%
85−90
−1.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0.7%
150−160
−0.7%
Metro Exodus 143
+23.3%
110−120
−23.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 78
−9%
85−90
+9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 182
+49.2%
120−130
−49.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
−33.9%
75−80
+33.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
−6%
70−75
+6%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 108
−38.9%
150−160
+38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+13.7%
70−75
−13.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−139%
120−130
+139%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+17.1%
40−45
−17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+1%
200−210
−1%
Hitman 3 45−50
+2.3%
40−45
−2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
+10.7%
75−80
−10.7%
Metro Exodus 73
+10.6%
65−70
−10.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+1.2%
80−85
−1.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 143
−25.2%
170−180
+25.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0.6%
160−170
−0.6%
Metro Exodus 53
+23.3%
40−45
−23.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+22%
40−45
−22%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+34.8%
21−24
−34.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and Pro W6600M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 45% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 47% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 47% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5000 Max-Q is 55% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro W6600M is 139% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is ahead in 45 tests (63%)
  • Pro W6600M is ahead in 6 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.67 24.71
Recency 27 May 2019 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 90 Watt

RTX 5000 Max-Q has a 40.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

Pro W6600M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6600M in performance tests.


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