AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1626 MHz vs 1440 MHz
  • Around 46% higher boost clock speed: 2491 MHz vs 1710 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 132 Watt vs 320 Watt
  • Around 47% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 290.312 vs 175.219
  • 7.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 26778 vs 3716
  • 20.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 69225 vs 3356
  • 7.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 26778 vs 3716
  • 20.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 69225 vs 3356
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Oct 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed 1626 MHz vs 1440 MHz
Boost clock speed 2491 MHz vs 1710 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 132 Watt vs 320 Watt
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 290.312 vs 175.219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 26778 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 69225 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 26778 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 69225 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

  • Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 279.0 GTexel/s
  • 4.9x more pipelines: 8704 vs 1792
  • Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 10 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25320 vs 15121
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 875
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167693 vs 71341
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 260.061
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 5472.868
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 20.421
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1152.228
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 19713
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 19713
  • 2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17706 vs 8084
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 465.1 GTexel/s vs 279.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines 8704 vs 1792
Maximum memory size 10 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 25320 vs 15121
PassMark - G2D Mark 1041 vs 875
Geekbench - OpenCL 167693 vs 71341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 457.414 vs 260.061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6022.79 vs 5472.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 51.221 vs 20.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2381.93 vs 1152.228
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 vs 19713
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 vs 19713
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 17706 vs 8084

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
15121
25320
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
875
1041
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
71341
167693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
260.061
457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5472.868
6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.421
51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
290.312
175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1152.228
2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19713
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26778
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
69225
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19713
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26778
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
69225
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
8084
17706
Name AMD Radeon RX 6600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark 15121 25320
PassMark - G2D Mark 875 1041
Geekbench - OpenCL 71341 167693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 260.061 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5472.868 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 20.421 51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 290.312 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.228 2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 19713 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 26778 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 69225 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 19713 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 26778 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 69225 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8084 17706

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 23 XL GA102
Launch date 13 Oct 2021 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $699
Place in performance rating 36 52
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2491 MHz 1710 MHz
Compute units 28
Core clock speed 1626 MHz 1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 558.0 GFLOPS (1:16) 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 17.86 TFLOPS (2:1) 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 8.928 TFLOPS 29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1792 8704
Pixel fill rate 159.4 GPixel/s 164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 279.0 GTexel/s 465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 132 Watt 320 Watt
Transistor count 11060 million 28300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
DisplayPort count 3
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot Dual-slot
Height 40 mm (1.6 inches) 40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 190 mm (7.5 inches) 285 mm, 11.2 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt 700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 110 mm (4.3 inches) 112 mm, 4.4 inches

API support

DirectX 12.2 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.1 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 10 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 320 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6X