AMD Radeon RX 9070 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070
16GB GDDR6 220W $509.99 Mar 2025
Radeon RX 9070
$549 • Mar 2025
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 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 220 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 644.6 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 4nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 56 | 28 |
| TMUs | 224 | 112 |
| ROPs | 128 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2518 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 322.6 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 564.5 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 36.13 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 8.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 357 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 53900 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 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
22616 (+151%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
149949 (+64%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
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)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 9070
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
25414 (+51%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (240 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+159%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+160%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+164%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 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 9070 (+149%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+147%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+157%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 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 9070 (+124%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+122%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+113%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 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 9070 (+130%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+139%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+157%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 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 9070 (+146%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+159%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+189%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 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 9070 (+74%)
AVG 176 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+107%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+135%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Wins!
Based on 240 benchmarks across 69 games
75
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070
VS
+121.5%
34
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
239
Wins
75
Avg FPS
62
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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