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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 266 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 22% better in Apex Legends than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 142 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 49% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $189.99 vs $369.0
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 107 vs 170 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94.6936056838366%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
90.55276381909547%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
100 FPS
$12.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i3-10105F
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93 FPS
$9.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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114 FPS
$6.75/FPS
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Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
$21.19/FPS
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Core i9-13900
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$8.67/FPS
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Core i7-10700F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$7.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
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$11.52/FPS
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Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.16/FPS
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Core i7-13700
24 GB, 1 TB HDD
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140 FPS
$16.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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