RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Radeon RX 6600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6600 with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 6600
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 132 Watt
39.31

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RX 6600 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11362
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation67.39no data
Power efficiency20.4229.63
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23no data
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date13 October 2021 (3 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores17925120
Core clock speed1626 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2491 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,060 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)132 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate279.0no data
Floating-point processing power8.928 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs112no data
Ray Tracing Cores28no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Length190 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.2-

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.

RX 6600 39.31
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 49.70
+26.4%

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 6600 15147
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 19149
+26.4%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 6600 31774
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 41630
+31%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 6600 23366
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 29248
+25.2%

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 HD113
−23.9%
140−150
+23.9%
1440p57
−22.8%
70−75
+22.8%
4K31
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.91no data
1440p5.77no data
4K10.61no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 107
−21.5%
130−140
+21.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−20.5%
100−105
+20.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 113
−23.9%
140−150
+23.9%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−19%
150−160
+19%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−17.6%
100−105
+17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−23.7%
120−130
+23.7%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−25.7%
240−250
+25.7%
Hitman 3 99
−21.2%
120−130
+21.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−22.7%
200−210
+22.7%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−19%
150−160
+19%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−25.9%
180−190
+25.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−24%
160−170
+24%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−20.5%
100−105
+20.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−19%
150−160
+19%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−17.6%
100−105
+17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−23.7%
120−130
+23.7%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−25.7%
240−250
+25.7%
Hitman 3 95
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−22.7%
200−210
+22.7%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−19%
150−160
+19%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 182
−26.4%
230−240
+26.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−24%
160−170
+24%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−20.5%
100−105
+20.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−17.6%
100−105
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−25.7%
240−250
+25.7%
Hitman 3 86
−16.3%
100−105
+16.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 142
−19.7%
170−180
+19.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 157
−21%
190−200
+21%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 52
−25%
65−70
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−22.7%
270−280
+22.7%
Hitman 3 54
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 102
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Metro Exodus 97
−23.7%
120−130
+23.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
−18.8%
120−130
+18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−22.8%
70−75
+22.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
−25%
240−250
+25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Hitman 3 36
−25%
45−50
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−26.4%
230−240
+26.4%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−25%
55−60
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 53
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%

This is how RX 6600 and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 24% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 23% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 13% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.31 49.70
Recency 13 October 2021 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 132 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 26.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 14.8% lower power consumption.

The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6600 is a desktop card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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