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CA$334.14
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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CA$325.11
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. 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 19% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$334.14 vs CA$414.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$2.49 vs CA$2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 13% better in Escape From Tarkov than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 152 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
134
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$334.14
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.73/FPS
91%
Price, CA$
CA$414.99
80%
FPS Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC GGDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC
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Updated 10444 minutes ago
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%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94%
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
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
138 FPS
CA$9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$9.87/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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142 FPS
CA$11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
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137 FPS
CA$8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
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140 FPS
CA$9.4/FPS
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Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
CA$11.18/FPS
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