RTX A500 vs Radeon RX 6600M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6600M with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

RX 6600M
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
35.76
+104%

RX 6600M outperforms RTX A500 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking136308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency24.9420.40
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23GA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 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 cores17922048
Core clock speed2068 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed2416 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate270.6113.3
Floating-point processing power8.659 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs11264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Cores2816

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s112.0 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RX 6600M 35.76
+104%
RTX A500 17.55

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 6600M 13796
+104%
RTX A500 6771

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 HD98
+118%
45−50
−118%
1440p54
+125%
24−27
−125%
4K31
+121%
14−16
−121%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 110
+120%
50−55
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 108
+116%
50−55
−116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95
+111%
45−50
−111%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+109%
55−60
−109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+125%
40−45
−125%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+123%
35−40
−123%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+114%
85−90
−114%
Hitman 3 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+116%
70−75
−116%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+113%
40−45
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+112%
60−65
−112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+105%
60−65
−105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 199
+109%
95−100
−109%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+126%
35−40
−126%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+109%
55−60
−109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+106%
35−40
−106%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+123%
35−40
−123%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+114%
85−90
−114%
Hitman 3 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+116%
70−75
−116%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+113%
40−45
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
+116%
80−85
−116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+111%
35−40
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+105%
60−65
−105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+126%
35−40
−126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+130%
30−33
−130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+126%
27−30
−126%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+123%
35−40
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+110%
80−85
−110%
Hitman 3 75−80
+114%
35−40
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+106%
65−70
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 153
+104%
75−80
−104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+113%
40−45
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+119%
27−30
−119%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+113%
40−45
−113%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+127%
30−33
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+125%
24−27
−125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+113%
24−27
−113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 52
+117%
24−27
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+125%
16−18
−125%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+113%
95−100
−113%
Hitman 3 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 98
+118%
45−50
−118%
Metro Exodus 85
+113%
40−45
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+122%
45−50
−122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+107%
30−33
−107%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+113%
85−90
−113%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+126%
27−30
−126%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Hitman 3 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+113%
80−85
−113%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+110%
21−24
−110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+125%
12−14
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+111%
35−40
−111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 52
+117%
24−27
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+110%
10−11
−110%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

This is how RX 6600M and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600M is 118% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6600M is 125% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6600M is 121% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.76 17.55
Recency 31 May 2021 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 60 Watt

RX 6600M has a 103.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6600M is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6600M is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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