RTX 3050 vs RX 6600 XT: The Ultimate Comparison

While the RTX 3050 is still selling well above its MSRP, the RX 6600 XT has fallen significantly below its MSRP, making these two GPUs some rather surprising price competitors between the two brands. Can DLSS and Ray Tracing performance help justify the inflated price of the RTX 3050? Or is it just a terrible deal? Let's find out in this in depth head-to-head review. Both GPUs are being benchmarked at their out-of-the-box settings and recorded using their driver software. The specific models are the EVGA GeForce RTX 3050 XC BLACK GAMING and the ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 XT. The rest of the test system specs are listed below. Smart Access Memory and ResizeBAR are both enabled.

Buy an RX 6600 XT: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rx+6600+xt&crid=20Q6SBL7F1IKN&sprefix=rx+6600+xt%252Caps%252C174&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=danielowentec-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=77b4ab1aae22eb8881c4f0d90baec513&camp=1789&creative=9325

Buy an RTX 3050: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rtx+3050&crid=18HBFXHNAZ6IX&sprefix=rtx+3050%252Caps%252C176&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=danielowentec-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d678feca86c493d01a0459acf55fd71f&camp=1789&creative=9325
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GPU: AMD RX 6800 XT https://amzn.to/2YeMT63
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Chapters:
0:00 Why am I comparing the 3050 vs the 6600 XT? Is that really fair?
4:06 Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 2077 RT Low 1080p
5:21 Ray Tracing with Upscaling: Cyberpunk 2077 RT Low 1080p FSR 1.0 UltraQuality vs DLSS Quality
6:35 Ray Tracing Reflections with Upscaling: Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Ultra with RT Reflections and FSR, DLSS
7:48 Ray Tracing: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 1080p RT High vs RT Max
8:33 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Ultra vs Medium
9:41 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p High Native vs DLSS Quality
10:51 1440p Cyberpunk 2077 Medium Native vs FSR1 and DLSS upscaling
12:00 4K with upscaling: Cyberpunk 2077 4K medium FSR1 Quality vs DLSS UltraPerformance
13:10 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 1080p and 1440p Ultra
13:56 Red Dead Redemption 2 1080p Max Settings vs Optimized Settings
15:04 Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p Max Settings, Optimized Settings Native vs Optimized w/DLSS
16:14 Horizon Zero Dawn 1080p and 1440p Ultra Native vs DLSS Quality
16:57 God of War 1080p Ultra and Ultra w/High Shadows
17:58 God of War 1440p Original Native w/Some FSR 2.0 Quality (typo in video caption) and DLSS Quality
18:59 Is there any reason a reasonable person would buy an RTX 3050 over an RX 6600 XT? Final Thoughts
24:20 I think the 3050 at current pricing is the worst Nvidia GPU
24:55 But if you need Nvidia, just buy an RTX 2060 new for less money and more performance than the 3050

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