Stop buying the wrong GPU, RX 6600 vs RTX 3060. know this to make the right decision!

How do you make the right decision when purchasing a GPU when they have become so competitive now that we can actually buy them. The facts you need to know and a few surprises are waiting for you in this video.

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[madbull]

its good you even mentioned about the power consumption in the long run. not all reviewers do this.

[jadenblackerby]

I bought my rx 6600 7 months ago for $200. I cannot be happier with the card so far. I'll probably keep it for another 2 years

[neilis]

I just picked up a 6650 XT - Newegg has them for $260 right now. Upgrading from a 1660 Super. I really wanted to go a little further in the jump but graphics cards prices are still way out of whack. I think they got addicted to crypto miner spending.

[nikzel]

Thanks for your recent videos covering the 6600. Just bought the Powercolor fighter to upgrade from my GTX 970 until a 16GB VRAM option is available at sane prices.

[gruiadevil]

RX 6600 is 180
3060 is 280
12 Gb of VRAM doesn't do much for it. By the time you fill up 8 Gb of that memory by going to Ultra Settings or 2K, you lose so much performance the point is moot.
The 3060Ti, 3070, 3070Ti and 3080 10 Gb could have been better, if they were fitted with 12 Gb instead of 8/10. Because they have the processing power.
But putting 12 Gb on a "High" Settings 1080p card to begin with, is useless.
Also, the RX 6600 was never meant to be an 3060 competitor. It was meant to compete with the 3050. And it absolutely wrecks that card, getting closer to 3060 performance.
The 6650XT is a 3060 competitor. And again. It wrecked it at launch. And now with prices going down, the RX 6700 / RX 7600 is about the same price as the 3060 and it wrecks it even more.

[RespekfulFungus]

I saw a used PowerColor rx6600 go for a $100 on eBay last week. Absolute insanity.

[doctordonutdude]

This is such a useful video. Especially now that these "cheaper" GPUs are coming out. It'll be really interesting to see how the market looks after June with the 7600 launching at under $300. It really seems like the GPU market doesn't actually care a whole lot about what other cards cost, so I doubt it's gonna drive other costs down, but it might affect how much some of these cheaper cards are going for.

[ashce]

6600 is perfect buy right now for strictly gaming purposes, I view it as the modern day 1060 since it's capable of playing all modern titles at good quality and good fps. Best ever? Nah. But good enough for the average user? Definitely.

3060 has dlss though and 12 gb VRAM so it's probably a little more secure for the future, so you could view the extra price there to come in handy down the road - can't go wrong with either, 6600 is my vote as a budget conscious gamer.

[patrickryansarte]

I am just about to buy a powercolor 6600 now, used for 125 dollars and I can't be more excited

[ocha-time]

AMD's current edge on lower to mid tier is pretty nice, if you're not turning on or keeping RTX features enabled, and the fact that it costs so much less is very nice. I do find myself missing Shadowplay, even though AMD has an "equivalent" service, I don't think the video quality is quite as high at similar bitrates, but that's a very minor complaint. If I was told both cards cost the same, I'd go 3060 12GB, but they ain't! And at this tier, using stuff like DLSS vs FSR or Raytracing to try and build a case for Nvidia's pretty dubious. The featureset for everything but the hardware encoding Nviida has is a very rough sell imo, when the price differential is this vast. But 3060's 12GB VRAM's likely gonna break some ties in the future. D4 on 6600 was atrocious :(

[AJ-poup]

Good video, I literally did what you suggested so I can confirm. I was able to get a 6750XT for $319 on newegg not too long ago and just like 2-3 days ago the 6600 was $189 with a coupon again on newegg, which was tremendous value and gave it to my son. I've never seen a 3060 for less than its MSRP of 330 though, they usually cost more than that, same with the 3050, nvidia's GPUs are way too overpriced or maybe it's just AMD selling theirs at normal cheap prices now, either way I'm glad I was able to upgrade from my RX 480/GTX 980 that my son and I had.

[brentvalentine]

My new 6600 just arrived. I hunted on the used market and most of them sell for approximately the same price or higher, with shipping.
I'm a 1080p gamer and felt the AMD card would be the way to go. My game library has been growing and my poor rx580 is starting to struggle.
Thanks for the informative video.

[Green_House]

I picked a used 3060 for $220
Which still includes 6 months of warranty
Still in great condition
I'm not a crazy gamer but I do a lot of creative works which includes rendering so I needed a Nvidia card

I should have gone with 3060Ti
but my budget was not cutting it so I went with a normal 3060

[darrenskjoelsvold]

I love how in the synthetic benchmarks the 6600 is behind but in actual games it's neck and neck.

[vator_rs]

the timing Lmao

I've been trying to talk my self into upgrading from my rx480 4gb, and I am stuck right now.
For a while now I've been following used market and I guess due to vram, 3060 has been kinda hard stuck at 300 euros, while 3060Ti, 3070 and 3070Ti are in 300-380e range.

So while I want the additional VRAM for some rare work that I do in after effects or cuda support for some apps like image upscalers and what not, I am finding it quite hard to justify paying 300euros for a 3060 12gb, when 3070 is only 50e more.
On top of that, I can easily get a used RX6600 for 190 euros.

Seeing how 4060 and 4060Ti will probably be closer to 450-500 euro mark, I am seriously considering getting that RX6600 since I havent really had issue doing any work with AMD card so far, so I could make due without nvidia, at least until their used prices reach a better healthier point.
Mostly playing 1440p 60hz shooters and racing games, maybe sometimes dive into single player like Dying light, but not much else. I assume it should be good enough for that.

[tankensomteller]

i got the rx 6600 2day, 150 dollars (used). happy with it. im glad im over with watching good reviews like this one, im done. I made my choice ^^ gonna play world of tanks with more frames than my eyes can handle

[marsovac]

ReBAR on nVidia is a joke... maybe 10 games where it works. That's a bonus for AMD not the other way around.

[galeru]

I know some people who sold their nvidia gpus and downgraded to amd just cos they tried raytracing and felt that the difference is so minor and negligible. Remember. AMD won vs Nvidia on the console front. BECAUSE. They offer better value. Always keep that in mind.

[tacticalmattress]

6600XT for $200 in the beginning of this year. Underrated card, I have no issues in any games? Even with RT on, besides obviously a slight performance hit. Also I'm running mine natively on a 1440p monitor. I haven't ran into any games that I can't run 1440p with a good balance of max/high/medium settings @ 60+ fps. Forza Horizon 5 runs maxed out with RT on high, 70-80 frames in the busiest areas, 1440p. Well optimized game, but it still translates over to many others. 8GB is still enough to have a more than average gaming experience. Most new games aren't even that great anyway, everyone plays old games.

[falconmotorsports]

I’m kicking around the idea of grabbing a new ASRock rx6600 challenger d 8gb for 190