NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory2048
Cores322.3 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
$349 • Jun 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
16GB GDDR6 160W $369.99 Jun 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 170 W | 160 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 3130 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 322.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 2048 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 128 |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 200.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 400.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 25.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 199 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 29700 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
13803 (+53%)
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
107640 (+18%)
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
135.7 FPS (+24%)
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
20158 (+19%)
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (222 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+25%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+33%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+50%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+25%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+33%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+50%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+53%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+45%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 23 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+62%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+47%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+55%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+67%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+62%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+68%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+34%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+41%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+60%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+26%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+7%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+0%)
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Wins!
Based on 222 benchmarks across 60 games
33
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+45.4%
48
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
3
Wins
33
Avg FPS
26
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
217
Wins
48
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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