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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 240 GB/s.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB is 43 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Speed index
11/100
7/100
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
240 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
170 W
132 W
Launch Price
329 $
329 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipGA106-302-A1Navi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors2828
Shader35841792
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units112112
Raytracing Cores2828
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB has the GA106-302-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G is based on the graphics chip Navi 23 XL, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.875 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB clocks at 1.875 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 15.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
TDP170 W132 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 170 W.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 132 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
Length198 mm282 mm
Height121 mm113 mm
Width39 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2023Q4/2021
Launch Price329 $329 $
Structure size8 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-N3060GAMING-8GDGV-R66EAGLE-8GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q2/2023.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G came on the market in Q4/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +5.8 %

  1. 4,013
  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +28.3 %

  1. 5,013
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +61.3 %

  1. 2,168
  2. 1,344

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +20.8 %

  1. 29 fps (avg)
  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +12.9 %

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +10.0 %

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 9 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G +16.7 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8G +10.3 %

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +20.5 %

  1. 53 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +10.2 %

  1. 140 fps (avg)
  2. 127 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +23.9 %

  1. 88,325
  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 8GB +5.3 %

  1. 84,674
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 98,120

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