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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 Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 54% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - €169.99 vs €369.90
- Up to 49% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - €1.24 vs €2.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 107 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 12% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 153 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
137
90%
Value, €/FPS
€1.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
153
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.42/FPS
51%
Price, €
€369.9
45%
FPS Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 8G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3060, 8 GB GDDR6 Speicher
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
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
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $199 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
With selected game settings
95 FPS
€7.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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104 FPS
€8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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95 FPS
€7.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€679.9
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103 FPS
€6.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€709
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95 FPS
€6.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€619
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117 FPS
€8.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
€7.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
€7.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
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82 FPS
€9.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€769
In Stock
90 FPS
€8.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-10600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€789
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€169.99
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€136.99
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€169.99
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€433.12
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€169.99
vs
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€169.99
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€169.99
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€169.99
vs
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€169.99
vs
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€2,989.99
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€169.99
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€561.8
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€169.99
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€169.99
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€169.99
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