GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT
Radeon RX 6600 XT
2021 · $220 today
6040
Dashed outline = score at launch
Why GeForce RTX 3060 is better
- Compute Units: 3584 CUDA cores vs 2048 Stream Processors(1.8× more)
- VRAM: 12 GB GDDR6 vs 8 GB GDDR6(50% more)
- Memory Bus: 192-bit vs 128-bit(50% more)
- Memory Bandwidth: 360 GB/s vs 256 GB/s(41% more)
Why Radeon RX 6600 XT is better
- Boost Clock: 2589 MHz vs 1777 MHz(46% more)
- Process Node: 7 nm vs 8 nm(14% less)
- Recommended PSU: 500 W vs 550 W(10% less)
- TDP: 160 W vs 170 W(6% less)
Verdict
No outright leader — they split the dimensions today.
Spec by spec
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3060 | Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Compute Units | 3584 CUDA cores● | 2048 Stream Processors |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 2589 MHz● |
| Process Node | 8 nm | 7 nm● |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB GDDR6● | 8 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit● | 128-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s● | 256 GB/s |
| Power | ||
| TDP | 170 W | 160 W● |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W | 500 W● |