GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6600 XT with GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 6600 XT
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
41.90
+40.4%

RX 6600 XT outperforms RTX 3050 A Mobile by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking92192
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation62.16no data
Power efficiency18.3946.57
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 23GA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date30 July 2021 (3 years ago)2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores20481792
Core clock speed1968 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed2589 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate331.475.21
Floating-point processing power10.6 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12856
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Cores3214

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length190 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

RX 6600 XT 41.90
+40.4%
RTX 3050 A Mobile 29.84

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 16488
+40.4%
RTX 3050 A Mobile 11744

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 HD132
+46.7%
90−95
−46.7%
1440p75
+50%
50−55
−50%
4K43
+43.3%
30−35
−43.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.87no data
1440p5.05no data
4K8.81no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Counter-Strike 2 120
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+41.1%
95−100
−41.1%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+41.8%
55−60
−41.8%
Far Cry 5 151
+51%
100−105
−51%
Fortnite 170−180
+42.5%
120−130
−42.5%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+53%
100−105
−53%
Forza Horizon 5 123
+44.7%
85−90
−44.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+40.9%
110−120
−40.9%
Valorant 220−230
+43.1%
160−170
−43.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+41.1%
95−100
−41.1%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+46.3%
190−200
−46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
+52%
50−55
−52%
Dota 2 170
+41.7%
120−130
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 141
+41%
100−105
−41%
Fortnite 170−180
+42.5%
120−130
−42.5%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+53%
100−105
−53%
Forza Horizon 5 115
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 135
+42.1%
95−100
−42.1%
Metro Exodus 95
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+40.9%
110−120
−40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 176
+46.7%
120−130
−46.7%
Valorant 220−230
+43.1%
160−170
−43.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+41.1%
95−100
−41.1%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+53.3%
45−50
−53.3%
Dota 2 120
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Far Cry 5 133
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+53%
100−105
−53%
Forza Horizon 5 97
+49.2%
65−70
−49.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+40.9%
110−120
−40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+41.4%
70−75
−41.4%
Valorant 220−230
+43.1%
160−170
−43.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+42.5%
120−130
−42.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+43.2%
190−200
−43.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Metro Exodus 56
+60%
35−40
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Valorant 260−270
+44.4%
180−190
−44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+44.3%
70−75
−44.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Far Cry 5 105
+50%
70−75
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+42.5%
80−85
−42.5%
Forza Horizon 5 71
+42%
50−55
−42%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+50%
70−75
−50%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Metro Exodus 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Valorant 240−250
+41.8%
170−180
−41.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Counter-Strike 2 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Dota 2 86
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%
Far Cry 5 51
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Forza Horizon 5 36
+50%
24−27
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%

This is how RX 6600 XT and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600 XT is 47% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6600 XT is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6600 XT is 43% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.90 29.84
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 45 Watt

RX 6600 XT has a 40.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has 255.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is a notebook one.

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