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
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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 (582 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+85%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+96%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+114%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+100%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+103%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+121%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
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 6950 XT (+76%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+70%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+93%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 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 6950 XT (+96%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+97%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+95%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 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 6950 XT (+109%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+117%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+141%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 58 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 6950 XT (+67%)
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+103%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 6950 XT (+121%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Wins!
Based on 582 benchmarks across 166 games
79
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
VS
+99.9%
40
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
575
Wins
79
Avg FPS
67
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
2
Wins
40
Avg FPS
33
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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