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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 30% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 78 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 34% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$269.99 vs CA$407.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$4.5 vs CA$5.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
78
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.23/FPS
86%
Price, CA$
CA$407.99
66%
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Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
60
76%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.5/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$269.99
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
90%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD 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 |