AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
32.6Rasterization—
24.5Ray Tracing20
38.7Memory71.2
88.9Efficiency79.1
40.5Compute73.2
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 41.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+33) and memory (+33). AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 XT
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 89 vs 79
- 30% lower TDP: 160 W vs 230 W
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $379 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 41
- 400% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 2,048
- 200% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 8 GB
- 200% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 128 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 160 W+30% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048 | 10,240+400% |
| RT cores | 32 | 80+150% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,589 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 768 GB/s+200% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200Top 82% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Top 94% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000Top 70% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsTop 80% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsTop 82% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsTop 84% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS |
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