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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 20 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

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

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 20 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost

ASUS Dual AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition 4GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA 2, PCIe 4.0, 4GB GDDR6

POWERCOLOR AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

MSI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X OC 4GB Open Box Graphics Card

Prices and Stock

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

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters, and is also 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT

Up to 29% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £178.04 vs £249.99
Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 107 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Performs up to 41% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 58 vs 41 FPS
Up to 1% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon RX 6500 XT - £4.31 vs £4.34 per FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

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ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

41

71%

Value, £/FPS

£4.34/FPS

99%

Price, £

£178.04

100%

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

In Stock

Updated 19 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

FPS

58

100%

Value, £/FPS

£4.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£249.99

71%

FPS and Value 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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 20 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

110

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

390

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

198

FPS

182

FPS

Dota 2

Dota 2

175

FPS

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

676

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

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

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

95%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 6500 XT	vs	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Jan 19th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 12th, 2022
Navi II	Generation	GeForce 30
$199	MSRP	Not Available
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	8 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6
64-bit	Bus	128-bit
143.9 GB/s	Bandwidth	240 GB/s
2310 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
2815 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
2248 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

Popular Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Comparisons

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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

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£249.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

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£249.99

£201.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

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£249.99

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£469.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£244.34

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

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£403.58

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

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£894.18

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£249.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

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£249.99

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£49

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£374.81

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£685.78

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£645.45

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.03

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£302.95

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

£249.99

£605.36

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£201.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£89.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£244.34

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£403.58

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£141.3

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£894.18

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£146.76

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£49

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£374.81

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£685.78

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3070

£645.45

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.03

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£302.95