Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080

Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 30 Jul 2021
Radeon RX 6600 XT
GeForce RTX 3080
Memory: 10240Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 1 Sep 2020
GeForce RTX 3080

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    173%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6600 XT

160 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080

73% higher gaming performance.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 3080

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080

The GeForce RTX 3080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (20 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6600 XTGeForce RTX 3080
GPU NameNavi 23 (Navi 23 XT (215-130000006))vsGA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1)
Fab Process7 nmvs8 nm
Die Size237 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors11,060 millionvs28,000 million
Shaders2048vs8704
Raytracing Cores32vsnone
Compute Units32vs68
Core clock1968 MHzvs1440 MHz
ROPs64vs96
TMUs128vs272

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6600 XTGeForce RTX 3080
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
Bus Width128 bitvs320 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs10240 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6600 XTGeForce RTX 3080
TDP160 wattsvs320 watts
Release Date30 Jul 2021vs1 Sep 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    165.70 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    164.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    331.40 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    465.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    256.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    760.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    10600.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    29770.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    86
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    176
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    287

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    109
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    111

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    68
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    177
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    248

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    126
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    208

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    130
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    256

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    59
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    194

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    72
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    129

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    55
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    115
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    202

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    82
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    159

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    87
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    181

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    33
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    74
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    123

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    38
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    36
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    57
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    40
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    87

FPS (higher is better)