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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 is 372 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 14% better in Dota 2 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 201 vs 176 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 33% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $189.99 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
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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MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
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
94.6936056838366%
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 | 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
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
163 FPS
$6.75/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.17/FPS
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$4.57/FPS
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$6.32/FPS
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$6.12/FPS
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$6.88/FPS
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$6.05/FPS
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$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
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