GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

Place in the ranking	88	312
Place by popularity	79	25
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	62.48	37.61
Power efficiency	18.51	13.68
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 July 2021 (3 years ago)	27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6600 XT has 66% better value for money than RTX 3050 4 GB.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2048
Core clock speed	1968 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	2589 MHz	1740 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	331.4	111.4
Floating-point processing power	10.6 TFLOPS	7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	128	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	32	16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	190 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 6600 XT 42.95
+141%

RTX 3050 4 GB 17.85

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 6600 XT 16509
+141%

RTX 3050 4 GB 6860

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	134 +144%	55−60 −144%
1440p	78 +160%	30−35 −160%
4K	44 +144%	18−20 −144%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.83 +27.9%	3.62 −27.9%
1440p	4.86 +36.5%	6.63 −36.5%
4K	8.61 +28.3%	11.06 −28.3%

RX 6600 XT has 28% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6600 XT has 37% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6600 XT has 28% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	120 +167%	45−50 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +163%	30−33 −163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +142%	45−50 −142%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +163%	35−40 −163%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +150%	30−33 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	257 +157%	100−105 −157%
Forza Horizon 5	123 +146%	50−55 −146%
Metro Exodus	131 +162%	50−55 −162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +177%	30−33 −177%
Valorant	170−180 +147%	70−75 −147%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +142%	45−50 −142%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +163%	35−40 −163%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +150%	30−33 −150%
Dota 2	147 +145%	60−65 −145%
Far Cry 5	65 +141%	27−30 −141%
Fortnite	180−190 +143%	75−80 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	209 +146%	85−90 −146%
Forza Horizon 5	115 +156%	45−50 −156%
Grand Theft Auto V	135 +145%	55−60 −145%
Metro Exodus	100 +150%	40−45 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +144%	85−90 −144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +177%	30−33 −177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +158%	60−65 −158%
Valorant	170−180 +147%	70−75 −147%
World of Tanks	270−280 +154%	110−120 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +142%	45−50 −142%
Counter-Strike 2	67 +148%	27−30 −148%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 +144%	27−30 −144%
Dota 2	120 +167%	45−50 −167%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +153%	40−45 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	183 +144%	75−80 −144%
Forza Horizon 5	97 +143%	40−45 −143%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +144%	85−90 −144%
Valorant	170−180 +147%	70−75 −147%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	68 +152%	27−30 −152%
Grand Theft Auto V	68 +152%	27−30 −152%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +150%	70−75 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
World of Tanks	270−280 +147%	110−120 −147%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
Counter-Strike 2	39 +144%	16−18 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +171%	14−16 −171%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +153%	55−60 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +162%	45−50 −162%
Forza Horizon 5	71 +163%	27−30 −163%
Metro Exodus	98 +145%	40−45 −145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
Valorant	140−150 +155%	55−60 −155%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Dota 2	64 +167%	24−27 −167%
Grand Theft Auto V	64 +167%	24−27 −167%
Metro Exodus	34 +143%	14−16 −143%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +156%	55−60 −156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +167%	24−27 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Dota 2	86 +146%	35−40 −146%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Fortnite	60−65 +163%	24−27 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +154%	24−27 −154%
Forza Horizon 5	36 +157%	14−16 −157%
Valorant	75−80 +150%	30−33 −150%

This is how RX 6600 XT and RTX 3050 4 GB compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 144% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 160% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 XT is 144% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.95	17.85
Recency	30 July 2021	27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	90 Watt