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GeForce RTX 3090 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce RTX 3090 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for €1,513.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6484 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for €201.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6484 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for €1,513.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6484 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for €201.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6484 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1499

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

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Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card GDDR6 1080 FHD 4GB PCIE HDMI Video Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 505 days older than Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090

Performs up to 147% better in Fortnite than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 180 vs 73 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 24 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Up to 67% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce RTX 3090 - $2.76 vs $8.41 per FPS
Consumes up to 69% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 107 vs 350 Watts

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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

180

100%

Value, €/FPS

€8.41/FPS

33%

Price, €

€1513.5

13%

FPS Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for €1,513.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6484 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

73

41%

Value, €/FPS

€2.76/FPS

100%

Price, €

€201.8

100%

Value Winner

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for €201.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6484 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

499

FPS

382

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

180

FPS

73

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

886

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

400

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

155

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

47%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

32%

GeForce RTX 3090	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Sep 1st, 2020	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 30	Generation	Navi II
$1499	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
24 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	64-bit
936.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
1395 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
1695 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1219 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3090 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

Skytech Gaming Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Gaming Prism II Gaming PC

174 FPS

€13.72/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900K

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,387.38

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

58 FPS

€20.16/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i5-11400F

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,169.37

In Stock

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OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC

162 FPS

€22.74/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-10850K

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€3,683.68

In Stock

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Image

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

170 FPS

€14.31/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€2,432.42

In Stock

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Image

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

51 FPS

€24.09/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i3-10105F

8 GB, 480 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,228.83

In Stock

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ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC

168 FPS

€16.62/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5900X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€2,792.78

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

161 FPS

€16.79/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 3900X

24 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,702.69

In Stock

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Image

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

51 FPS

€15.01/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 3 3100

8 GB, 480 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€765.76

In Stock

Thermaltake LCGS View 390 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming PC Image

Thermaltake LCGS View 390 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming PC

168 FPS

€19.34/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€3,249.34

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

168 FPS

€16.62/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5900X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€2,792.78

In Stock

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€468.46

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€364.86

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€900.75

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€1,513.5

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€58.55

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€1,513.5

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€583.86

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€1,513.5

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€1,531.52

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€1,513.5

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Out of Stock

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€1,513.5

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€234.14

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

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€2,477.47

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 3060

€265.76

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

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Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 3050

€153.14

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€585.58

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4060

€279.27

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€292.78

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€180.17

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€468.46

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€126.12

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€364.86

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€234.23

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€900.75

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€75.67

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

€49.54

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce GT 1030

€58.55

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

€452.18

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€135.13

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€308.59

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€405.4

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€621.61

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4070

€583.86

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,531.52

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€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

€801.07

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€201.8

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Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€234.14

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4090

€2,477.47

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

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€1,513.5

€67.55

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€49.54

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 3070

€488.41

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€452.18

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€308.59

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 2060

€180.17

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

€972.96

GeForce RTX 3090

€1,513.5

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€1,203.51

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€405.4

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€621.61

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

€801.07

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

€67.55

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€201.8

GeForce RTX 3070

€488.41

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€1,513.5

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

€162.15