Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6600
Spec score
Spec score 20
$275
typical price
Radeon RX 6600 against GeForce GTX 1650
Radeon RX 6600 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1650
Spec score
Spec score 10
$159
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6600left
24 vs 12 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 6600left
19 vs 10 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 6600left
26 vs 13 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6600left
20 vs 10 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6600left
13 vs 5 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 6600left
19 vs 10 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 6600left
19 vs 10 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6600left
19 vs 10 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 6600left
21 vs 11 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6600: 20
GeForce GTX 1650: 10
10 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6600: 26
GeForce GTX 1650: 13
13 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6600: 20
GeForce GTX 1650: 10
10 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6600: 13
GeForce GTX 1650: 5
8 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6600: 18
GeForce GTX 1650: 10
8 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6600: 7.3
GeForce GTX 1650: 6.3
16%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6600: $275
GeForce GTX 1650: $159
$116to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6600: 8 GB
GeForce GTX 1650: 4 GB
100%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6600: 132 W
GeForce GTX 1650: 75 W
76%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6600: 190 mm
GeForce GTX 1650: 180 mm
6%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 6600 is 100% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 160% in the RX 6600's favour.
- RX 6600 carries 8 GB of video memory against 4 GB.
- The GTX 1650 typically costs $116 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6600 is the better buy: 7.3 points per $100 against 6.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB (better) | 4 GB |
| Board power | 132 W | 75 W (better) |
| Length | 190 mm | 180 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | Slot only |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2021 (better) | 2019 |
| Typical price | $275 | $159 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.