GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon RX 6600

Place in performance ranking	103	184
Place by popularity	14	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.99	37.75
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 October 2021 (2 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$179
Current price	$358 (1.1x MSRP)	$204 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 8% better value for money than RX 6600.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	2304
Core clock speed	2044 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2491 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.0	105.8

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	None

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	14500 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	168.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 39.18
+40.5%

RTX 3050 6 GB 27.89

Radeon RX 6600 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6600 15132
+40.5%

RTX 3050 6 GB 10771

Radeon RX 6600 outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB by 40% in Passmark.

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	109 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
1440p	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
4K	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

150−160
+40.2%

107

−40.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +37.7%	65−70 −37.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +32.7%	113 −32.7%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +34.9%	120−130 −34.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +39.2%	75−80 −39.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +31.9%	91 −31.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +29.4%	85−90 −29.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +34%	95−100 −34%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +34.2%	140−150 −34.2%
Hitman 3	130−140 +31.3%	99 −31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +31.6%	266 −31.6%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +33.9%	110−120 −33.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +38.3%	90−95 −38.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +33.3%	225 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +33.3%	105 −33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +37.7%	65−70 −37.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +30.4%	92 −30.4%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +34.9%	120−130 −34.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +39.2%	75−80 −39.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +37%	73 −37%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +29.4%	85−90 −29.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +34%	95−100 −34%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +34.2%	140−150 −34.2%
Hitman 3	130−140 +38.3%	94 −38.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +38.4%	150−160 −38.4%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +34.3%	67 −34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +38.3%	90−95 −38.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	250−260 +37.4%	182 −37.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200−210 +36.1%	147 −36.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +34%	95−100 −34%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +37.7%	65−70 −37.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +28.2%	78 −28.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +39.2%	75−80 −39.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +35.6%	59 −35.6%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +29.4%	85−90 −29.4%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +34.2%	140−150 −34.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +33.8%	142 −33.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +40.1%	157 −40.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +33.3%	90 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +37.9%	58 −37.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130−140

+38.3%

90−95
−38.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 +33.3%	75−80 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +31.9%	90−95 −31.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +31%	40−45 −31%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +34.6%	52 −34.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +32.4%	34 −32.4%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +31.9%	91 −31.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +34.1%	80−85 −34.1%
Hitman 3	75−80 +38.9%	54 −38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +37.3%	102 −37.3%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +34%	97 −34%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +38.6%	101 −38.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +40.4%	55−60 −40.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +34.1%	41 −34.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+34.3%

65−70

−34.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +28.2%	35−40 −28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +36.4%	30−35 −36.4%
Hitman 3	50−55 +38.9%	36 −38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +40%	50−55 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +36.4%	33 −36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +36.4%	44 −36.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +25%	24 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +38.9%	50−55 −38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +36.4%	55 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +35.4%	48 −35.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +28.6%	21 −28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+28.6%

35−40

−28.6%

This is how RX 6600 and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RX 6600 is 45% faster in 1080p
RX 6600 is 43% faster in 1440p
RX 6600 is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.18	27.89
Recency	13 October 2021	2 February 2024
Cost	$329	$179
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	132 Watt	70 Watt