AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
amd
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 5600 XT
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2048
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6GB GDDR6 150W N/A Jan 2020
Radeon RX 5600 XT
$279 • Jan 2020
VS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
$379 • Jul 2021
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
8GB GDDR6 160W $299.99 Jul 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150 W | 160 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1560 MHz | 2589 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | RDNA 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2048 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 99.84 GPixel/s | 165.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 288 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.188 GFLOPS | 10.6 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 251 mm² | 237 mm² |
| Transistors | 10300 Million | 11060 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7012
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
9026 (+29%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
66629
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
84088 (+26%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
92.1 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
116.8 FPS (+27%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13505
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
16474 (+22%)
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (31 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+40%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+32%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+44%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+48%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+44%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+67%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+86%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+38%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+53%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+71%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+11%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+35%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+19%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+20%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+19%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+14%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+13%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+16%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+35%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+33%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+40%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+23%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+32%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+23%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 6600 XT (+22%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Wins!
Based on 31 benchmarks across 8 games
44
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
VS
+31.2%
58
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD • 6GB GDDR6
0
Wins
44
Avg FPS
36
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
31
Wins
58
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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