Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Place in performance ranking	98	7
Place by popularity	not in top-100	85
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.01	28.05
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GA106	Navi 31 XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$384	$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 8 GB has 18% better value for money than RX 7900 XTX.

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	6144
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2270 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	355 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	959.6

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	287 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	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	15 GB/s	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240.0 GB/s	960.0 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	2.1
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 XTX 79.99
+101%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB by 101% 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 XTX 30892
+101%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB by 101% 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	120−130 −105%	246 +105%
1440p	85−90 −105%	174 +105%
4K	55−60 −104%	112 +104%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

−102%

242
+102%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −108%	166 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 −102%	283 +102%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −103%	240−250 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 −110%	231 +110%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −115%	110−120 +115%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −101%	200−210 +101%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −111%	338 +111%
Hitman 3	60−65 −105%	120−130 +105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 −107%	537 +107%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −111%	140−150 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −107%	120−130 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 −101%	604 +101%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −103%	193 +103%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −101%	151 +101%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −101%	241 +101%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −103%	240−250 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 −108%	208 +108%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −115%	110−120 +115%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −101%	200−210 +101%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −104%	240−250 +104%
Hitman 3	60−65 −105%	120−130 +105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −111%	300−350 +111%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −103%	81 +103%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −107%	120−130 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	260−270 −106%	535 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	270−280 −102%	545 +102%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −104%	140−150 +104%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −106%	134 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 −110%	210 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 −109%	199 +109%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −115%	110−120 +115%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −111%	295 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 −103%	406 +103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 −105%	471 +105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −113%	298 +113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −111%	158 +111%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−107%

120−130

+107%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −108%	160−170 +108%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −106%	140−150 +106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −103%	132 +103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 −101%	171 +101%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −104%	110−120 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −101%	141 +101%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −108%	187 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −107%	290 +107%
Hitman 3	55−60 −113%	110−120 +113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −105%	328 +105%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −109%	146 +109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 −112%	360 +112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −116%	238 +116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −105%	154 +105%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−107%

120−130

+107%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −120%	85−90 +120%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −130%	65−70 +130%
Hitman 3	35−40 −109%	70−75 +109%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −102%	130−140 +102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −106%	134 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −102%	182 +102%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −120%	110 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −114%	107 +114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −117%	50−55 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −103%	71 +103%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −106%	227 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −105%	205 +105%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −115%	140 +115%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −106%	103 +106%