Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Place in performance ranking	98	21
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.00	29.24
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GA106	Navi 31
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)	27 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$384	$723

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 8 GB has 13% better value for money than RX 7900 GRE.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	5120
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2245 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	718.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	276 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	15 GB/s	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240.0 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.83

RX 7900 GRE 69.07
+73.4%

Radeon RX 7900 GRE outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3060 8 GB 15384

RX 7900 GRE 26674
+73.4%

Radeon RX 7900 GRE outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB by 73% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	110−120 −81.8%	200 +81.8%
1440p	75−80 −74.7%	131 +74.7%
4K	40−45 −95%	78 +95%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

110−120

−89.1%

208
+89.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −86.2%	120−130 +86.2%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −84.2%	220−230 +84.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −83.1%	110−120 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 −84%	184 +84%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −80%	110−120 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −77.9%	160−170 +77.9%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −80%	210−220 +80%
Hitman 3	70−75 −74.3%	120−130 +74.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 −78.4%	446 +78.4%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −78.8%	140−150 +78.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −77.1%	120−130 +77.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	280−290 −73.9%	487 +73.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −78.7%	130−140 +78.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −86.2%	120−130 +86.2%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −84.2%	220−230 +84.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −83.1%	110−120 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 −75.6%	158 +75.6%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −80%	110−120 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −77.9%	160−170 +77.9%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −80%	210−220 +80%
Hitman 3	70−75 −74.3%	120−130 +74.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −82.5%	290−300 +82.5%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −77.5%	71 +77.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −77.1%	120−130 +77.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 −75.2%	403 +75.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	220−230 −73.6%	382 +73.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −78.7%	130−140 +78.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −86.2%	120−130 +86.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −83.1%	110−120 +83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −74.1%	148 +74.1%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −80%	110−120 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −80%	210−220 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −83.8%	294 +83.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 −76.5%	353 +76.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −74.2%	209 +74.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −78.7%	130−140 +78.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
−77.1%

120−130

+77.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −73.7%	160−170 +73.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −80%	140−150 +80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −80%	80−85 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −91.1%	85−90 +91.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −76.7%	100−110 +76.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −78.2%	98 +78.2%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −81.2%	154 +81.2%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −74.7%	160−170 +74.7%
Hitman 3	55−60 −83.6%	100−110 +83.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −77.7%	231 +77.7%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −82.9%	128 +82.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −80%	252 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −83.5%	156 +83.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −90%	75−80 +90%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−75.4%

110−120

+75.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −74%	85−90 +74%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −97.1%	65−70 +97.1%
Hitman 3	30−33 −100%	60−65 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −76.7%	100−110 +76.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −74%	87 +74%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −78.6%	125 +78.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −90%	55−60 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −80%	50−55 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −88.9%	50−55 +88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −87.5%	45 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −83.1%	110−120 +83.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −75%	140 +75%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −81.7%	109 +81.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −83.3%	40−45 +83.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−85%

70−75
+85%

This is how RTX 3060 8 GB and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:

RX 7900 GRE is 82% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 GRE is 75% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 GRE is 95% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.83	69.07
Recency	12 October 2022	27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	260 Watt