The price is the same, but is there a difference in the games? Comparison of RTX 3050 and RX 6600

The authors of the Benchmark channel in a release on YouTube compared the performance of assemblies in 1080p in eight modern projects

with RX 6600 and RTX 3050 video cards. Despite the same price, the difference in games is still noticeable. Discuss

In one of the releases of the Benchmark YouTube channelThe experts found out which of the same cost graphics cards is better suited for games: RTX 3050 or RX 6600. To do this, they launched two computer builds at 1080p in eight modern games. These games included Borderlands 3, Far Cry 6, Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Watch Dogs Legion, The Witcher 3.

Borderlands 3came with an ultra-preset. The average frame rate with the RTX 3050 was 51.5 fps, with the RX 6600 – 84 fps.

Far cry 6It also ran on ultra settings. The average FPS here was 75 fps (RTX 3050) and 93 fps (RX 6600).

Average productivity inCyberpunk 2077with a high preset it was at the level of 57.5 fps and 67 fps (RTX 3050 and RX 6600, respectively).

INHitman 3with ultra-perset, the average performance was equal to the RTX 3050 – 70.5 fps, with RX 6600 – 84.5 fps.

Shadow of the tomb raiderI was running on ultra graphics settings. The average frame rate for this game was 87 fps (RTX 3050) and 106 fps (RX 6600).

INHorizon Zero DawnAverage performance with the ultra preset was 60.5 fps with the RTX 3050 and 79.5 fps with the RX 6600.

Watch dogs legionran on high settings. The average FPS here was 78.5 fps and 108.5 fps (RTX 3050 and RX 6600, respectively).

GameThe witcher 3with the ultra preset it launched with an average performance of 50.5 fps (RTX 3050) and 62.5 fps (RX 6600).

Conclusion

In general, the difference between the averageThe performance of the RTX 3050 and RX 6600 video cards was 30.3% (66 fps versus 86 fps) in favor of the Radeon RX 6600. The RTX 3050 had the best results in the game Shadow of the Tomb Raider (87 fps), RX 6600 – in Watch Dogs Legion (108.5 fps).

PC Configurations:

  • graphics cardGigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE 8GB/Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 Gaming 8GB;
  • CPUIntel Core i9-12900K;
  • motherboardAsus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero;
  • RAM32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5200 MHz;
  • storage deviceSamsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB;
  • cooling systemCorsair iCue H150i RGB PRO;
  • power unitCorsair RM850x White 80PLUS Gold 850W.