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AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
41.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
42.6Inno Score
31.5Rasterization29.8
23.6Ray Tracing26.4
38.7Memoryspec-based47.7
88.9Efficiencyspec-based86.5
41.2Compute45.1
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 wins this graphics card face-off, 42.6 to 41.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+4) and Ray Tracing (+3). AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 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

  • 49% higher Base clock: 1,968 MHz vs 1,320 MHz
  • 46% higher Boost clock: 2,589 MHz vs 1,777 MHz
  • 14% higher RT cores: 32 vs 28
  • 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • 10% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,633 vs 8,756

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Stronger compute score: 45 vs 41
  • 75% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 2,048
  • 50% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 8 GB
  • 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
  • 41% higher bandwidth: 360 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
  • Lower launch price: $329 vs $379

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Announced20212021
ArchitectureRDNA 2Ampere
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP160 W+6%170 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Shading units2,0483,584+75%
RT cores32+14%28
Tensor / AI cores—112
Base clock1,968 MHz+49%1,320 MHz
Boost clock2,589 MHz+46%1,777 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
VRAM8 GB12 GB+50%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth256 GB/s360 GB/s+41%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
3DMark Time Spy9,633+10%Bottom 42%8,756Bottom 38%
3DMark Speed Way1,670Bottom 14%2,195+31%Bottom 30%
PassMark G3D16,446Bottom 43%16,885+3%Bottom 46%
1080p Ultra—64 fpsBottom 8%
1440p Ultra—47 fpsBottom 8%
4K Ultra—27 fpsBottom 13%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
UpscalingFSR 3DLSS 4 (no FG)
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