Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6600 vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
AMD
Radeon RX 6600
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 13 Oct 2021
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 4 Jan 2022
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6600113%
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6600
- 13% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6600
The Radeon RX 6600 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 XL
(215-130000016)) | GA106 (GA106-150-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 13,250 million |
| Shaders | 1792 | 2560 |
| Raytracing Cores | 28 | none |
| Compute Units | 28 | 20 |
| Core clock | 1626 MHz | 1552 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6600 | GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB |
|---|
| TDP | 132 watts | 130 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Oct 2021 | 4 Jan 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600159.40 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB85.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6600279.00 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB142.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6600224.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB224.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 66008928.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB9098.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660069
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB56
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 6600147
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB115
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6600148
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB123
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6600105
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB90
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660050
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB43
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra high Quality, TAA, bahrain,DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 6600108
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB86
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660096
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB80
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660068
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB60
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660027
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB26
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 660024
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB32
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 660048
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB41
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 660033
- GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB31
FPS (higher is better)