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 (738 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+57%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+48%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+74%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+72%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+67%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+84%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+91%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+104%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+48%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+79%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+88%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+40%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+45%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+58%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+52%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+71%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+85%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Wins!
Based on 738 benchmarks across 201 games
80
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+75.4%
45
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
723
Wins
80
Avg FPS
67
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
8
Wins
45
Avg FPS
38
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
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