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$139
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Base Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
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$229.99
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Base Clock
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$279.99
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Base Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
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$295
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Boost Clock
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$289.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 397 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 5500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Up to 53% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $139.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing F1 23 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.78 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 23 than Radeon RX 5500 XT - 193 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
178
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139
100%
Value Winner
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger D 4G OC GDDR6 DisplayPort HDMI 128-bit 8K FreeSync 2 HDR 14 Gbps Video Card
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.53/FPS
50%
Price, $
$295
47%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
81%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Navi | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$169 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 5500 XT or GeForce RTX 3060
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
170 FPS
$7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299
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132 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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151 FPS
$8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,319.99
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138 FPS
$7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,000
In Stock
170 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
163 FPS
$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,158
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120 FPS
$7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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139 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
96 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$979.45
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96 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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