AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores576 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6950 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16GB GDDR6 335W $749.99 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT
$1099 • May 2022
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 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 335 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2310 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 80 | 28 |
| TMUs | 320 | 112 |
| ROPs | 128 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2250 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 295.7 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 576 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 23.65 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
21011 (+134%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 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
189857 (+107%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 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)
305.6 FPS (+179%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 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
28129 (+67%)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (657 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+88%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+97%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+113%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+88%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+97%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+113%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 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 6950 XT (+77%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+77%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+107%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 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 6950 XT (+96%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+100%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+118%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 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 6950 XT (+88%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+97%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+105%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 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 6950 XT (+95%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+118%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+135%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 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 6950 XT (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+43%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+43%)
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Wins!
Based on 657 benchmarks across 184 games
77
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+99.2%
38
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
650
Wins
77
Avg FPS
64
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
2
Wins
38
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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