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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 372 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 21% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$323.81 vs CA$409.99
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 40% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 74 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
53
71.62162162162163%
Value, CA$/FPS
Price, CA$
CA$323.81
100%
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD REV2.0 Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
90.55276381909547%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94.6936056838366%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce RTX 3060
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
CA$21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-11600KF
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GeForce RTX 3060
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
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