The Radeon RX 6500 XT is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only £71.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 28% cheaper – £178.99 vs £249.99
- Consumes up to 37% less energy – 107 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
82%
Min 1% FPS
38
78%
Price, £
£178.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.41/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
£178.99
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£276.95
In Stock
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Oct 12th, 2022
Average FPS
90
100%
Min 1% FPS
49
100%
Price, £
£249.99
71%
Value, £/FPS
£2.77/FPS
87%
Buy on Amazon
£249.99
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£350.00
In Stock
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
60%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
91%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
45%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Oct 12th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
240 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
95%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
107 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
90.08 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| 180.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
| 5.765 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |
