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$139.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$189.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$169.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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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 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 57% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $139.99 vs $322.15
- Up to 38% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.97 vs $3.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 107 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 44% better in Fortnite than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 102 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
71
69%
Value, $/FPS
$1.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.16/FPS
62%
Price, $
$322.15
43%
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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Updated 242168 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
90%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce RTX 3060
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
86 FPS
$9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
$12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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98 FPS
$22.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
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94 FPS
$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
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98 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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94 FPS
$14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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