Graphics card

Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

Radeon RX 6600 XT is 40% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

Radeon RX 5600 XT leads on 1 parameters, Radeon RX 6600 XT on 4.

Specification source: A — AMD; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

Radeon RX 5600 XT

Strengths

  • Memory bandwidth

Trade-offs

  • Power efficiency
  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Strengths

  • Power efficiency
  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization

Trade-offs

  • Memory bandwidth

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    72
    108
  • Ray tracing

    18
    54
  • Video memory

    6 GB
    8 GB
  • Power efficiency

    150 W
    160 W
  • Memory bandwidth

    192-bit GDDR6
    128-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
Radeon RX 5600 XTRadeon RX 6600 XT

Specifications side by side

Side ARadeon RX 5600 XTSide BRadeon RX 6600 XT
Performance index72108better
Ray tracing index1854better
Video memory6 GB8 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus192 bitbetter128 bit
Boost clock1560 MHz2589 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)150 Wbetter160 W
UpscalerFSRFSR
Process nodeTSMC 7 nmTSMC 7 nm
ReleasedQ1 2020Q3 2021

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Deltas are computed from the EasyX-X catalog: relative performance indices and the vendor’s own published specifications. We do not copy third-party benchmark tables.