Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 22 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 53% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XT - £321.88 vs £679.99
- Up to 11% better value when playing Elden Ring than Radeon RX 7900 XT - £4.6 vs £5.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 170 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 87% better in Elden Ring than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 131 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 20 vs 8 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
70
53%
Value, £/FPS
£4.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£321.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £321.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 435 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
131
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.19/FPS
88%
Price, £
£679.99
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for £679.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 399 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
24%
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
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Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi III |
Not Available | MSRP | $899 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |