AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
30.1Rasterization89.5
22.7Ray Tracing90.4
37.1Memoryspec-based91.2
92.3Efficiencyspec-based39.8
36.6Compute89.4
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 660014 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.5 to 40, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+68) and rasterization (+59). AMD Radeon RX 6600 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6600
- 77% lower TDP: 132 W vs 575 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $1,999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- Stronger rasterization score: 90 vs 30
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 90 vs 23
- Stronger compute score: 89 vs 37
- 1114% higher Shading units: 21,760 vs 1,792
- 847% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 14,200 vs 1,500
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 132 W+77% | 575 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,792 | 21,760+1114% |
| RT cores | 28 | 170+507% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 680 |
| Base clock | 1,626 MHz | 2,017 MHz+24% |
| Boost clock | 2,491 MHz+3% | 2,407 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 32 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 512 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s+700% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,400Bottom 28% | 48,500+477%Top 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,500Bottom 4% | 14,200+847%Top 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,900Bottom 31% | 39,500+184%Top 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | 76 fpsBottom 12% | 250 fps+229%Top 2% |
| 1440p Ultra | 53 fpsBottom 12% | 210 fps+296%Top 2% |
| 4K Ultra | 27 fpsBottom 12% | 142 fps+426%Top 2% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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