AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $379.99 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 72 | 28 |
| TMUs | 288 | 112 |
| ROPs | 128 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
17608 (+96%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858 (+52%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
264.2 FPS (+141%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
24994 (+48%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (819 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+65%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+76%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+81%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+65%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+76%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+81%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+56%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+55%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+73%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+73%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+79%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+91%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+65%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+73%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+74%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+71%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+92%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+95%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+22%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+21%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+14%)
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Wins!
Based on 819 benchmarks across 221 games
77
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+74.9%
44
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
804
Wins
77
Avg FPS
64
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
8
Wins
44
Avg FPS
37
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
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