Radeon Pro W6600 vs Pro W6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800 and Radeon Pro W6600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W6800
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
51.43
+27.8%

Pro W6800 outperforms Pro W6600 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking53104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.6470.27
Power efficiency14.0927.55
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21Navi 23
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,249 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6600 has 197% better value for money than Pro W6800.

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 cores38401792
Core clock speed2075 MHz2331 MHz
Boost clock speed2320 MHz2903 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate556.8325.1
Floating-point processing power17.82 TFLOPS10.4 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240112
Ray Tracing Cores6028

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.21.2

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.

Pro W6800 51.43
+27.8%
Pro W6600 40.23

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 W6800 19814
+27.8%
Pro W6600 15500

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 HD155
+29.2%
120−130
−29.2%
1440p133
+33%
100−110
−33%
4K99
+32%
75−80
−32%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.515.41
1440p16.916.49
4K22.728.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+35%
80−85
−35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+36.7%
120−130
−36.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+33.3%
75−80
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+31.6%
95−100
−31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+34.4%
160−170
−34.4%
Hitman 3 100−110
+28.2%
85−90
−28.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+34%
150−160
−34%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+33.6%
110−120
−33.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+35%
80−85
−35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+33.3%
150−160
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+30%
110−120
−30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+35%
80−85
−35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+36.7%
120−130
−36.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+33.3%
75−80
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+31.6%
95−100
−31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+34.4%
160−170
−34.4%
Hitman 3 100−110
+28.2%
85−90
−28.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+34%
150−160
−34%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+33.6%
110−120
−33.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+35%
80−85
−35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 277
+31.9%
210−220
−31.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+32.5%
80−85
−32.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+30%
110−120
−30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+35%
80−85
−35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+28.6%
70−75
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+33.3%
75−80
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+34.4%
160−170
−34.4%
Hitman 3 100−110
+28.2%
85−90
−28.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 225
+32.4%
170−180
−32.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 268
+34%
200−210
−34%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 157
+30.8%
120−130
−30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+30%
110−120
−30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+35%
80−85
−35%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+32.5%
80−85
−32.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+28.9%
45−50
−28.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+30.5%
200−210
−30.5%
Hitman 3 70−75
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 179
+27.9%
140−150
−27.9%
Metro Exodus 55
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 212
+32.5%
160−170
−32.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+38.3%
60−65
−38.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+29.4%
170−180
−29.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+31.3%
160−170
−31.3%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+30.9%
55−60
−30.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+32%
75−80
−32%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 126
+32.6%
95−100
−32.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+40%
35−40
−40%

This is how Pro W6800 and Pro W6600 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 29% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 32% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.43 40.23
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

Pro W6800 has a 27.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Pro W6600, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6600 in performance tests.


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