Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 505 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - €169.99 vs €463.35
- Up to 25% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3070 - €8.95 vs €11.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 107 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 105% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 39 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
19
48%
Value, €/FPS
€8.95/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 289 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
39
100%
Value, €/FPS
€11.88/FPS
75%
Price, €
€463.35
36%
FPS Winner
Buy for €463.35 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 289 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
54%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
56%
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $499 |
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 | 256-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |