Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060

Place in performance ranking	71	26
Place by popularity	5	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	42.80	28.78
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Ampere GA106	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$579
Current price	$317 (1x MSRP)	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 49% better value for money than RX 7800 XT.

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	3840
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	604.8

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	267 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	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	15000 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	360.0 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	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 44.24

RX 7800 XT 62.37
+41%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 41% 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 17085

RX 7800 XT 24085
+41%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 41% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3060 28375

RX 7800 XT 65611
+131%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 131% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3060 79706

RX 7800 XT 134322
+68.5%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 69% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3060 21379

RX 7800 XT 49707
+133%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 133% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3060 120745

RX 7800 XT 202773
+67.9%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 68% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 3060 537787

RX 7800 XT 745990
+38.7%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 by 39% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	122 −70.5%	208 +70.5%
1440p	81 −51.9%	123 +51.9%
4K	51 −45.1%	74 +45.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	102	no data
Battlefield 5	140−150	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	78	no data
Far Cry 5	90−95	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110	no data
Forza Horizon 4	160−170	no data
Hitman 3	120	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	259	no data
Metro Exodus	120−130	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	226	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	108	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85	no data
Battlefield 5	140−150	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	75	no data
Far Cry 5	90−95	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110	no data
Forza Horizon 4	160−170	no data
Hitman 3	104	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190	no data
Metro Exodus	58	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	171	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	64	no data
Far Cry 5	90−95	no data
Forza Horizon 4	160−170	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	142	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	154	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	59	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	39	no data
Far Cry 5	94	no data
Forza Horizon 4	90−95	no data
Hitman 3	68	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	106	no data
Metro Exodus	89	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	115	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	60−65	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	60	no data
Metro Exodus	50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	27	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

no data

This is how RTX 3060 and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 70% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 52% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 45% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.24	62.37
Recency	12 January 2021	25 August 2023
Cost	$329	$579
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	263 Watt