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Same as Founder's Edition
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Availability
AvailabilityMSRP $199
Availability
MSRP $199
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CA$274.6
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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 8 GB is 266 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 20% better in Elden Ring than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 72 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 48% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - CA$274.60 vs CA$528.58
- Up to 38% better value when playing Elden Ring than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - CA$4.58 vs CA$7.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 107 vs 170 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
72
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.34/FPS
62%
Price, CA$
CA$528.58
51%
FPS Winner
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
60
83%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.58/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$274.6
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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Updated 188 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
91%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
46 FPS
CA$23.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
CA$24.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,249.99
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