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
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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 (147 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+74%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+68%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+64%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 17 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+67%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+57%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+57%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+51%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+41%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+33%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+54%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+53%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+57%)
AVG 33 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+65%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+65%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+78%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 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 9060 XT 16 GB (+17%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+33%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB (+44%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Wins!
Based on 147 benchmarks across 42 games
35
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+42.5%
49
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
3
Wins
35
Avg FPS
27
Min FPS
2%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
144
Wins
49
Avg FPS
39
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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