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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$319.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 372 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 29% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 128 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 45% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $159.79 vs $291.89
- Up to 29% better value when playing No Man's Sky than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.61 vs $2.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
70%
Price, $
$291.89
54%
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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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
99
77%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94%
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%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| $329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
360 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 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$8.04/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
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$8.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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