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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 160 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 20 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Speed index
11/100
9/100
FP32
12.72 TFLOPS
10.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
2.59 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
170 W
160 W
Launch Price
329 $
379 $
258 pts
257 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1Navi 23 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2832
Shader35842048
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units112128
Raytracing Cores2832
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory Size12 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.875 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.968 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz2.589 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.36 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is 1.968 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
TDP170 W160 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--1
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ1/2021Q3/2021
Launch Price329 $379 $
Structure size8 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT was introduced in Q3/2021 at a price of 379 $.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +9.0 %

  1. 4,026
  2. 4,388

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +11.4 %

  1. 5,068
  2. 4,549

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +37.5 %

  1. 2,177
  2. 1,583

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)

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

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +2.9 %

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +5.5 %

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. 58 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) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +25.0 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +20.7 %

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. 70 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) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +2.0 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +12.8 %

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +16.2 %

  1. 130 fps (avg)
  2. 151 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +9.7 %

  1. 89,106
  2. 81,202

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT +1.9 %

  1. 89,506
  2. 91,247

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 107,926

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