GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs Radeon RX 6600M

Place in performance ranking	138	165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	R21M-E65-70	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2020 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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	2560
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2177 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt (50 - 100 Watt TGP)	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	235.8	140.4

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600M and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	224.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
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 6600M 35.11
+12.8%

RTX 3050 OEM 31.13

Radeon RX 6600M outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 OEM by 13% based on our aggregated 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 6600M 13592
+12.8%

RTX 3050 OEM 12050

Radeon RX 6600M outperforms GeForce RTX 3050 OEM by 13% 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	100 +17.6%	85−90 −17.6%
1440p	55 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
4K	30 +25%	24−27 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

110

+15.8%

95−100
−15.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	108 +13.7%	95−100 −13.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +18.8%	80−85 −18.8%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +16.7%	90−95 −16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +18.8%	80−85 −18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 +20%	75−80 −20%
Far Cry 5	116 +16%	100−105 −16%
Far Cry New Dawn	100 +17.6%	85−90 −17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	202 +18.8%	170−180 −18.8%
Hitman 3	154 +18.5%	130−140 −18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	124 +24%	100−105 −24%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +14%	50−55 −14%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +20%	100−105 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120 +20%	100−105 −20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	106 +17.8%	90−95 −17.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +12.9%	70−75 −12.9%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +16.7%	90−95 −16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +18.8%	80−85 −18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +20%	60−65 −20%
Far Cry 5	108 +13.7%	95−100 −13.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	96 +12.9%	85−90 −12.9%
Forza Horizon 4	199 +17.1%	170−180 −17.1%
Hitman 3	144 +20%	120−130 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	98 +15.3%	85−90 −15.3%
Metro Exodus	80 +14.3%	70−75 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +14%	50−55 −14%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +15.8%	95−100 −15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	107 +18.9%	90−95 −18.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 +12.9%	70−75 −12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +15%	60−65 −15%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +16.7%	90−95 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
Far Cry 5	101 +18.8%	85−90 −18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
Forza Horizon 4	168 +20%	140−150 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 +13.3%	75−80 −13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +18%	50−55 −18%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +14%	50−55 −14%
Hitman 3	60−65 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 +20%	55−60 −20%
Metro Exodus	47 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +21.8%	55−60 −21.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry 5	90 +20%	75−80 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 +13.3%	75−80 −13.3%
Forza Horizon 4	128 +16.4%	110−120 −16.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 +24%	50−55 −24%
Watch Dogs: Legion	42 +20%	35−40 −20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Hitman 3	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Metro Exodus	28 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	44 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +20%	40−45 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	74 +13.8%	65−70 −13.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%