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$169.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$148.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$189.99
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Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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$1,589
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 505 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 88% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $169.99 vs $1475.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than GeForce RTX 3090 - $4.25 vs $12.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 107 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 192% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 117 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 24 vs 4 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
40
34%
Value, $/FPS
$4.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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In Stock
Updated 157 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.61/FPS
33%
Price, $
$1475
11%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
Buy for $1,475 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
47%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
32%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $199 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce RTX 3090
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
109 FPS
$25.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$20.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,185.2
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30 FPS
$15/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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110 FPS
$30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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113 FPS
$28.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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26 FPS
$52.46/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
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105 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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26 FPS
$32.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
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109 FPS
$23.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
In Stock
114 FPS
$24.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,798
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