Radeon RX 6600 LE vs RX 5600M

Place in the ranking	247	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.44	23.67
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 July 2020 (4 years ago)	8 December 2023 (1 year 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	2304	1792
Core clock speed	1035 MHz	1626 MHz
Boost clock speed	1265 MHz	2495 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	132 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.2	279.4
Floating-point processing power	5.829 TFLOPS	8.942 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	144	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	190 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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.

RX 5600M 22.83

RX 6600 LE 45.53
+99.4%

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.

RX 5600M 8795

RX 6600 LE 17540
+99.4%

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	86 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
1440p	57 −93%	110−120 +93%
4K	26 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−94.4%

70−75
+94.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 −94%	130−140 +94%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 −85.7%	130−140 +85.7%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −89.2%	140−150 +89.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	76 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −92.3%	100−105 +92.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −98.5%	270−280 +98.5%
Hitman 3	67 −94%	130−140 +94%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −98.1%	210−220 +98.1%
Metro Exodus	137 −97.1%	270−280 +97.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	76 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	221 −81%	400−450 +81%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −90%	95−100 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −89.2%	140−150 +89.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −92.3%	100−105 +92.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −98.5%	270−280 +98.5%
Hitman 3	64 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −98.1%	210−220 +98.1%
Metro Exodus	107 −96.3%	210−220 +96.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70 −85.7%	130−140 +85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −90%	95−100 +90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	217 −84.3%	400−450 +84.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 −93.9%	95−100 +93.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 −90%	95−100 +90%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −92.3%	100−105 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −98.5%	270−280 +98.5%
Hitman 3	58 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	101 −98%	200−210 +98%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	32 −87.5%	60−65 +87.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

67
−94%

130−140

+94%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −97.7%	85−90 +97.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −95.3%	250−260 +95.3%
Hitman 3	38 −97.4%	75−80 +97.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −97.7%	85−90 +97.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −97.9%	95−100 +97.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	197 −77.7%	350−400 +77.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−97.4%

75−80
+97.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Hitman 3	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −96.6%	230−240 +96.6%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−75%

35−40
+75%

This is how RX 5600M and RX 6600 LE compete in popular games:

RX 6600 LE is 98% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 LE is 93% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 LE is 92% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.83	45.53
Recency	7 July 2020	8 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	132 Watt

RX 6600 LE has a 99.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 13.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6600 LE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5600M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6600 LE is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.