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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 GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 7% better in Minecraft than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 657 vs 612 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £178.04 vs £249.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £0.29 vs £0.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 107 vs 170 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
657
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
76%
Price, £
£249.99
71%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
612
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.04
100%
Value Winner
Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost
Buy for £178.04 on Amazon
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Updated 181 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
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
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
91%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
240 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 |
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