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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 35% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 58 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 30% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$6.39 vs CA$9.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
58
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.14/FPS
70%
Price, CA$
CA$530.2
51%
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
43
74%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.39/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$274.7
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| $329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
360 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 |
PCs Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
43 FPS
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