AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
30.1Rasterization33.7
22.7Ray Tracing—
37.1Memoryspec-based45.7
92.3Efficiencyspec-based76.5
36.6Compute46.5
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 66006 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 40, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+4). AMD Radeon RX 6600 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6600
- 46% higher Boost clock: 2,491 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 39% lower TDP: 132 W vs 215 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $699
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 30
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 37
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 100% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 224 GB/s
- 64% higher Shading units: 2,944 vs 1,792
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 132 W+39% | 215 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,792 | 2,944+64% |
| RT cores | 28 | 46+64% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 368 |
| Base clock | 1,626 MHz+7% | 1,515 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,491 MHz+46% | 1,710 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 448 GB/s+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,400Bottom 29% | 11,071+32%Bottom 45% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,500Bottom 4% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 13,900Bottom 31% | 18,575+34%Top 49% |
| 1080p Ultra | 76 fpsBottom 12% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 53 fpsBottom 12% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 27 fpsBottom 12% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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