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MSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 505 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 64% better in Valheim than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 125 vs 76 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 71% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $159.79 vs $559.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Valheim than GeForce RTX 3070 - $2.1 vs $4.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 107 vs 220 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
76
60%
Value, $/FPS
$2.1/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
Highest
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
54%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Navi II |
| $499 | 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 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
102 FPS
$9.66/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$9.41/FPS
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$11.87/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
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$20.77/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
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54 FPS
$8.33/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
$12.38/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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