GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 6600S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6600S and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6600S outperforms RTX 3050 6GB Mobile by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 199 | 272 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 68 |
| Power efficiency | 29.92 | 29.40 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (4 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
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 | 1792 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 224.0 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.168 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 112 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no data |
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 size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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 | 90−95
+30.4%
| 69
−30.4%
|
| 1440p | 40−45
+21.2%
| 33
−21.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+33.8%
|
130−140
−33.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
−14.1%
|
81
+14.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+48.9%
|
45−50
−48.9%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+24.7%
|
90−95
−24.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+33.8%
|
130−140
−33.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+10.9%
|
64
−10.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+20%
|
85
−20%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+23.3%
|
110−120
−23.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+32.3%
|
90−95
−32.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+35.1%
|
70−75
−35.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+48.9%
|
45−50
−48.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+39.6%
|
90−95
−39.6%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+20.9%
|
160−170
−20.9%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+24.7%
|
90−95
−24.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+33.8%
|
130−140
−33.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+8.6%
|
250−260
−8.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+54.3%
|
46
−54.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+12.4%
|
120−130
−12.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+30.8%
|
78
−30.8%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+23.3%
|
110−120
−23.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+32.3%
|
90−95
−32.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+35.1%
|
70−75
−35.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 110−120
+19.6%
|
92
−19.6%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+48.9%
|
45−50
−48.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+43.1%
|
50−55
−43.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+39.6%
|
90−95
−39.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100−110
+13.2%
|
91
−13.2%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+20.9%
|
160−170
−20.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+24.7%
|
90−95
−24.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+82.1%
|
39
−82.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+12.4%
|
120−130
−12.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+37.8%
|
74
−37.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+32.3%
|
90−95
−32.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+48.9%
|
45−50
−48.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+39.6%
|
90−95
−39.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100−110
+106%
|
50
−106%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+20.9%
|
160−170
−20.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 140−150
+23.3%
|
110−120
−23.3%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+48%
|
50−55
−48%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+32.3%
|
160−170
−32.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+57.5%
|
40
−57.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+41.9%
|
30−35
−41.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+15.9%
|
200−210
−15.9%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+29.2%
|
65−70
−29.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+47.8%
|
21−24
−47.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+42.3%
|
52
−42.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+41.7%
|
60−65
−41.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+38.5%
|
24−27
−38.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+48.6%
|
37
−48.6%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+42.9%
|
55−60
−42.9%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+47.8%
|
21−24
−47.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+45.5%
|
40−45
−45.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+40%
|
20−22
−40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+39.4%
|
130−140
−39.4%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+38.9%
|
35−40
−38.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+47.8%
|
21−24
−47.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+24.7%
|
75−80
−24.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+44.4%
|
27−30
−44.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+39%
|
40−45
−39%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+52%
|
24−27
−52%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 35−40
+52%
|
24−27
−52%
|
This is how RX 6600S and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 6600S is 30% faster in 1080p
- RX 6600S is 21% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600S is 106% faster.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 14% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6600S performs better in 64 tests (97%)
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile performs better in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.13 | 22.94 |
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 60 Watt |
RX 6600S has a 35.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 6600S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile in performance tests.
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