GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3060 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6800 XT, however, it's a better value for money, as it's £439.01 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

Up to 64% cheaper – £249.99 vs £689.00
A better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 43% less energy – 170 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of the Radeon RX 6800 XT

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 33% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 12 GB

GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

62%

Min 1% FPS

57%

Price, £

£249.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

100%

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

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1837 MHz Boost, Ampere Architechture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G (rev. 2.0) Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD Rev2.0 Video Card

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

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)

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Oct 28th, 2020

Average FPS

159

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£689

36%

Value, £/FPS

£4.33/FPS

58%

Powercolor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Dragon OC (16GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2310MHz/16000MHz)

ASROCK RX6800XT PG 16GO AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GDDR6

Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 6800 XT MASTER 16GB Graphics Card

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT GAMING X TRIO 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 HDMI/Triple DP 11304-03-20G

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in My Games

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GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Oct 28th, 2020

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

45%

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Oct 28th, 2020

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

19328

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Memory

12 GB

75%

Memory Bandwidth

360 GB/s

70%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

30%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

31%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

61%

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Oct 28th, 2020

Memory

16 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

512 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

20.74 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3060	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Radeon RX 6800 XT
General
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
$329.00	MSRP	$649.00
GeForce 30	Generation	Navi II
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
170 W	Power Consumption	300 W
Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
85.3 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	288 GPixel/s
199 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	648 GTexel/s
12.74 TFLOPS	FP32	20.74 TFLOPS