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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 372 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 42% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - £142.68 vs £246.99
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 20% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 139 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
90.55276381909547%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94.6936056838366%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce RTX 3060
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
103 FPS
£9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£8.45/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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96 FPS
£9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£12.21/FPS
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£10.02/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£9.74/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
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£9.67/FPS
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Core i5-13400F
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92 FPS
£14.49/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
£8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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