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GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 243.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7365 minutes ago

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:

Buy for 186.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7365 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 243.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7365 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:

Buy for 186.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7365 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 397 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 110 vs 89 FPS
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

  • Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $168.17 vs $219.35
  • Up to 5% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.1 vs $2.21 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

110

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.21/FPS

95%

Price, €

€243.48

76%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 243.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7365 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019


FPS

89

80%

Value, €/FPS

€2.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€186.67

100%

Value Winner

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:

Buy for 186.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7365 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

59.04 GPixel/s

69%

Texel Fillrate

162.4 GTexel/s

81%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateDec 12th, 2019
GeForce 30GenerationNavi
$329MSRP
$169
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus128-bit
360 GB/s
Bandwidth224 GB/s
1320 MHzBase Clock Speed
1607 MHz
1777 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1845 MHz
1875 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

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