CMP 30HX vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

Place in performance ranking	90	257
Place by popularity	75	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	65.18	10.89
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	TU116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 July 2021 (3 years ago)	25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 XT has 499% better value for money than CMP 30HX.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	1408
Core clock speed	1968 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2589 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 (TGP) Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	331.4	157.1
Floating-point performance	10.6 gflops	5.027 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x4
Length	190 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	336.0 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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 6600 XT 42.80
+103%

CMP 30HX 21.08

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 6600 XT 16512
+103%

CMP 30HX 8135

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	129 +115%	60−65 −115%
1440p	70 +133%	30−35 −133%
4K	41 +128%	18−21 −128%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

79
+126%

35−40

−126%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	129 +115%	60−65 −115%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +111%	65−70 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +115%	40−45 −115%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +123%	35−40 −123%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +128%	40−45 −128%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +110%	50−55 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +109%	95−100 −109%
Hitman 3	108 +116%	50−55 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +105%	85−90 −105%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +105%	65−70 −105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +116%	45−50 −116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +112%	75−80 −112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +105%	65−70 −105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	106 +112%	50−55 −112%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +111%	65−70 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +115%	40−45 −115%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +117%	35−40 −117%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +128%	40−45 −128%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +110%	50−55 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +109%	95−100 −109%
Hitman 3	108 +116%	50−55 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +105%	85−90 −105%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +105%	65−70 −105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +116%	45−50 −116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	209 +109%	100−105 −109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +120%	40−45 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +105%	65−70 −105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +114%	35−40 −114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +115%	40−45 −115%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +130%	30−33 −130%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +128%	40−45 −128%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +109%	95−100 −109%
Hitman 3	100 +122%	45−50 −122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	157 +109%	75−80 −109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +103%	90−95 −103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +120%	45−50 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 +103%	30−33 −103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
+116%

45−50

−116%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +108%	40−45 −108%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +107%	27−30 −107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +122%	18−20 −122%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +114%	110−120 −114%
Hitman 3	67 +123%	30−33 −123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 +111%	55−60 −111%
Metro Exodus	98 +118%	45−50 −118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118 +115%	55−60 −115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +113%	30−33 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +113%	95−100 −113%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
+111%

35−40

−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Hitman 3	33 +106%	16−18 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +112%	90−95 −112%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +107%	27−30 −107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +125%	24−27 −125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +133%	12−14 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +103%	30−33 −103%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24 +140%	10−11 −140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+117%

18−20

−117%

This is how RX 6600 XT and CMP 30HX compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 115% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 133% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 XT is 128% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.80	21.08
Recency	30 July 2021	25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	125 Watt

RX 6600 XT has a 103% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

CMP 30HX, on the other hand, has 28% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the CMP 30HX in performance tests.

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