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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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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1099
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MSRP in USD: $1099
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6950 XT is 483 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 58% cheaper than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $299.99 vs $715.95
- Up to 31% better value when playing Apex Legends than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $1.92 vs $2.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 170 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 65% better in Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3060 - 257 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 16 vs 12 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
156
60%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
Value 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 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.79/FPS
68%
Price, $
$715.95
41%
FPS Winner
AMD Radeon™ RX 6950 XT gddr6 Graphics Card
Buy for $715.95 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
26%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| $329 | MSRP | $1099 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 576 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 6950 XT
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
152 FPS
$7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,181.98
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148 FPS
$8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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145 FPS
$6.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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140 FPS
$7.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
In Stock
148 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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131 FPS
$7.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
In Stock
140 FPS
$8.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,225
In Stock
148 FPS
$11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749
In Stock
146 FPS
$4.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
143 FPS
$9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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