Radeon Pro W6600M vs Pro Vega 20

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon Pro W6600M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro Vega 20
2018
4 GB HBM2, 100 Watt
13.73

Pro W6600M outperforms Pro Vega 20 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking373219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.9119.78
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVega 12Navi 23
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date14 November 2018 (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 cores12801792
Core clock speed815 MHz1224 MHz
Boost clock speed1283 MHz2034 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate102.6227.8
Floating-point processing power3.284 TFLOPS7.29 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs80112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed740 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth189.4 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Pro Vega 20 13.73
Pro W6600M 24.67
+79.7%

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.

Pro Vega 20 5299
Pro W6600M 9521
+79.7%

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 HD62
−77.4%
110−120
+77.4%
4K41
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−134%
75−80
+134%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−159%
110−120
+159%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−154%
70−75
+154%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−144%
75−80
+144%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
−72.5%
85−90
+72.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−101%
180−190
+101%
Hitman 3 24−27
−185%
70−75
+185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−111%
150−160
+111%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−152%
110−120
+152%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−124%
85−90
+124%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 76
−65.8%
120−130
+65.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−64.9%
120−130
+64.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−134%
75−80
+134%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−159%
110−120
+159%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−154%
70−75
+154%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−144%
75−80
+144%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
−91.3%
85−90
+91.3%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−101%
180−190
+101%
Hitman 3 24−27
−185%
70−75
+185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−111%
150−160
+111%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−152%
110−120
+152%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−124%
85−90
+124%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−180%
120−130
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−121%
70−75
+121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−64.9%
120−130
+64.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−134%
75−80
+134%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−154%
70−75
+154%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−144%
75−80
+144%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−101%
180−190
+101%
Hitman 3 24−27
−185%
70−75
+185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−111%
150−160
+111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−180%
120−130
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−135%
70−75
+135%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−64.9%
120−130
+64.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−124%
85−90
+124%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−148%
65−70
+148%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−157%
50−55
+157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−171%
35−40
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−280%
35−40
+280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−173%
40−45
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−156%
40−45
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−186%
200−210
+186%
Hitman 3 16−18
−159%
40−45
+159%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−168%
75−80
+168%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−187%
65−70
+187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−261%
80−85
+261%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−111%
170−180
+111%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−190%
27−30
+190%
Hitman 3 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−152%
160−170
+152%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−231%
40−45
+231%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−188%
21−24
+188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−167%
45−50
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−262%
45−50
+262%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−158%
30−35
+158%

This is how Pro Vega 20 and Pro W6600M compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6600M is 77% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6600M is 71% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro W6600M is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro W6600M surpassed Pro Vega 20 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.73 24.67
Recency 14 November 2018 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 90 Watt

Pro W6600M has a 79.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 20 in performance tests.


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