AMD RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 Performance – Which is best for Gaming?

In this article, we tested the RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 GPU performance to see which mid-range GPU provides the best performance.

Nvidia and AMD are both famous GPU companies in PC Video Gaming Market. For many years they have released GPUS in different models. From low to high profile, all GPUs of these companies have played various roles in PC video games. Gamers worldwide have bought the GPUs from these two companies according to their personal uses or demands.

So today, we have experimented on RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 GPU. According to the latest modern games, these two GPU models are for medium game settings. The prices of these two GPUs are very competitive but capable enough to provide 60+ fps quickly in almost every game.

Now without any delay, let’s check out the Gaming Benchmark performance of RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 from our experiment.

RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 – GPU Specs

Here are the details of the RX 6600 and RTX 3060 GPU specifications below.

GPU NAME vs GPU Specs	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060	AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU Name	GA106	NAVI 23
GPU Variant	GA106-300-A1	NAVI 23 XL 215-130000016
Architecture	Ampere	RDNA 2.0
Foundry	Samsung	TSMC
Generation	GeForce 30	Navi II RX 6000
Base Clock	1320 MHz	1626 MHz
Boost Clock	1777 MHz	2491 MHz
Game Clock	N/A	2044 MHz
Memory Clock	1875 MHz 15 Gbps Effective	1750 MHz 14 Gbps Effective
Video Memory	12 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory Bus	192 bit	128 bit
Bandwidth	360 GB/s	224 GB/s
Bus Interface	PCIe 4.0 X 16	PCIe 4.0 X 8
DirectX	v12.2 Ultimate	v12.2 Ultimate
TDP	170W	132W
PSU	450W	300W

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RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 – Test Setup

Here are the details of the system we used for this test.

CPU Variant	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU Variant	ASUS Dual Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition MSI Mech Radeon RX 6600
MOTHERBOARD	ASUS ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero
RAM	G.Skill TridentZ 32 GB DDR4 3800 MHz (INTEL XMP 2.0 F4-3600C16D-32GTZRC)
STORAGE	2 x 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD
OS	Microsoft Windows 10 64bit
PSU	Corsair RM850i

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AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs Nvidia RTX 3060 – Gaming Benchmark

Here are the outcomes of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs Nvidia RTX 3060 Gaming Benchmark. All Games were tested at 1080p High Settings.

GAME Name vs GPU Benchmark	AMD RADEON RX 6600	NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla	69 Fps Avg	64 Fps Avg
Far Cry 6	89 Fps Avg	93 Fps Avg
Forza Horizon 4	166 Fps Avg	156 Fps Avg
Days Gone	128 Fps Avg	136 Fps Avg
Cyberpunk 2077	63 Fps Avg	73 Fps Avg
Hitman 3	140 Fps Avg	140 Fps Avg
Red Dead Redemption 2	64 Fps Avg	64 Fps Avg
Mafia Definitive Edition	110 Fps Avg	116 Fps Avg
Microsoft Flight Simulator	68 Fps Avg	72 Fps Avg
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 Fps Avg	86 Fps Avg

AMD Radeon RX 6600 vs Nvidia RTX 3060 Final Verdict

The above chart list shows that the 12GB Nvidia 3060 and 8GB AMD 6600 GPU provide almost the same gaming performance benchmark. Only in 2 or 3 games are they giving extra 5-10 fps more from each other. Both GPUs have a price tag of $329. But AMD is always ahead of delivering stunning colours, and Nvidia is always ahead of providing lovely details.

So our opinion, if you are obsessed with Beautiful Colors, then go for AMD. And if you think that Graphics details are more important to you, go for Nvidia.

So this was all about the RX 6600 vs RTX 3060 Performance Benchmarks. If you think we missed out on something, let us know in the comments down below.

That’s all, Folks!

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