AMD Radeon RX 6600S — Benchmarks & Specs
Short answer: the AMD Radeon RX 6600S generates 50.6 tokens/sec on llama2:7b (Q4_0) under llama.cpp in a single cited run, per knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Vulkan Scoreboard; there are too few comparable runs on file for a median.
Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 6600S?
At 1440p Ultra, the Radeon RX 6600S averages 45 fps in Red Dead Redemption 2, per CGMagazine. For local LLM inference it generates 50.6 tokens/sec running llama2:7b at Q4_0 under llama.cpp, per knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Vulkan Scoreboard. In 3DMark Solar Bay it scores 29,529 points, per Notebookcheck.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Radeon RX 6600S is a graphics card from the RDNA 2 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 3 community AI inference reports, 16 game frame-rate results (top 14 shown), compiled from Notebookcheck, CGMagazine, CpuTronic, technical.city, PassMark, knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Vulkan Scoreboard, llama.cpp GitHub Discussions, LocalLLaMA, TopCPU; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 6600S, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (reported FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valorant | 1080p | High | 205 fps | — | technical.city 2026-07-12 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | Low | 185 fps | — | technical.city 2026-07-12 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1080p | High | 115 fps | — | technical.city 2026-07-12 | |
| Starfield | 1080p | Ultra FSR Balanced | 85 fps | — | CpuTronic 2026-07-12 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Ultra RT on FSR Quality | 70 fps | — | CpuTronic 2026-07-12 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Ultra | 65 fps | — | CGMagazine 2021-11-19 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1080p | Ultra | 60 fps | — | CGMagazine 2021-11-19 | |
| Starfield | 1440p | Ultra FSR Balanced | 60 fps | — | CpuTronic 2026-07-12 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1440p | Ultra | 57 fps | — | technical.city 2026-07-12 | |
| Alan Wake 2 | 1080p | Medium RT on | 52 fps | — | CpuTronic 2026-07-12 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1440p | Ultra RT on FSR Quality | 50 fps | — | CpuTronic 2026-07-12 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1440p | Ultra | 45 fps | — | CGMagazine 2021-11-19 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1440p | Ultra | 37 fps | — | technical.city 2026-07-12 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4K | Ultra | 29 fps | — | CGMagazine 2021-11-19 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llama2:7b | Q4_0 llama.cpp | 50.6 tok/s | — | knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Vulkan Scoreboard 2026-04-23 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 48.2 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussions 2024-12 | |
| qwen3:30b | — lmstudio | 33.0 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-02-05 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Solar Bay | 29,529 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-11 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics | 20,458 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-25 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 18,246 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-11 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 13,569 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-07-12 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 13,280 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,700 points | TopCPU (aggregates 3DMark results database) retrieved 2026-07-12 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,697 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-11 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics | 7,494 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-25 | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 6,709 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-06-11 | |
| PassMark G2D Mark | 638 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 |
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