AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
32.6Rasterization20
24.5Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based21.4
88.9Efficiencyspec-based86.7
40.5Compute20.1
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 41.5 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+20) and rasterization (+13). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
- 479% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,200 vs 1,762
- 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- 53% lower TDP: 75 W vs 160 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $379
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 75 W+53% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+220% | 640 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz+45% | 1,354 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,589 MHz+78% | 1,455 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+300% | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+129% | 112 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200+479%Bottom 39% | 1,762Bottom 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Bottom 8% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000+217%Bottom 42% | 5,052Bottom 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsBottom 19% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsBottom 17% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsBottom 17% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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