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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs AMD Radeon RX 6600

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
AMD Radeon RX 6600
AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB and the AMD Radeon RX 6600, 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 8GB is 43 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6600.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
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

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600, which has 1792 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 240 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is 1.626 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
TDP170 W132 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 8GB is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has a TDP of 132 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--1
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB has a total of 0 Axial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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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 8GB.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
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 8GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
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 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2022Q4/2021
Launch Price329 $329 $
Structure size8 nm7 nm
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 329 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 was introduced in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB +5.8 %

  1. 4,013
  2. 3,792

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

  1. 5,013
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB +20.8 %

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

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

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

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +16.7 %

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

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6600 +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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB +20.5 %

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

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB +23.9 %

  1. 88,325
  2. 71,285

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

  1. 84,674
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 98,120

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