Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060

Place in the ranking	83	30
Place by popularity	4	40
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	70.83	68.05
Power efficiency	17.86	16.45
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 4% better value for money than RX 7800 XT.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. 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	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	583.2
Floating-point processing power	12.74 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	96
TMUs	112	240
Tensor Cores	112	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	28	60

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	1875 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	360.0 GB/s	624.1 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 44.34

RX 7800 XT 63.18
+42.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 3060 17085

RX 7800 XT 24341
+42.5%

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.

RTX 3060 28375

RX 7800 XT 65611
+131%

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.

RTX 3060 79706

RX 7800 XT 134322
+68.5%

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.

RTX 3060 21379

RX 7800 XT 49707
+133%

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.

RTX 3060 120745

RX 7800 XT 202773
+67.9%

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.

RTX 3060 537787

RX 7800 XT 745990
+38.7%

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	125 −72.8%	216 +72.8%
1440p	78 −56.4%	122 +56.4%
4K	50 −40%	70 +40%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.63	2.31
1440p	4.22	4.09
4K	6.58	7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−227%

258
+227%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −91.4%	178 +91.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	102 −118%	222 +118%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −40.1%	190−200 +40.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −28.1%	110−120 +28.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −147%	193 +147%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −21.5%	110−120 +21.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −39.8%	150−160 +39.8%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −13.3%	230−240 +13.3%
Hitman 3	120 −3.3%	120−130 +3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −30.2%	230−240 +30.2%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −14%	150−160 +14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −19.2%	110−120 +19.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 −54.2%	250−260 +54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −11.1%	150−160 +11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −181%	261 +181%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 −113%	181 +113%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −40.1%	190−200 +40.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −28.1%	110−120 +28.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 −115%	161 +115%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −21.5%	110−120 +21.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −39.8%	150−160 +39.8%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −13.3%	230−240 +13.3%
Hitman 3	116 −6.9%	120−130 +6.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −30.2%	230−240 +30.2%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −14%	150−160 +14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −19.2%	110−120 +19.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180 −121%	398 +121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −45.1%	130−140 +45.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −11.1%	150−160 +11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −39.8%	130 +39.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 −111%	158 +111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −28.1%	110−120 +28.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 −131%	148 +131%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −21.5%	110−120 +21.5%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −9.4%	222 +9.4%
Hitman 3	101 −22.8%	120−130 +22.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	142 −93%	274 +93%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	154 −121%	340 +121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 −174%	200 +174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −146%	145 +146%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

−19.2%

110−120
+19.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −60.9%	140−150 +60.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −44.1%	95−100 +44.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −143%	119 +143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 −107%	124 +107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −42.3%	70−75 +42.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −149%	97 +149%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −43.1%	70−75 +43.1%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −12.4%	270−280 +12.4%
Hitman 3	68 −32.4%	90−95 +32.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	106 −105%	217 +105%
Metro Exodus	89 −66.3%	148 +66.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	115 −111%	243 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −119%	147 +119%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 −14.6%	230−240 +14.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

−38.2%

100−110
+38.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −62.2%	70−75 +62.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −60.5%	60−65 +60.5%
Hitman 3	45 −20%	50−55 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 −14.4%	220−230 +14.4%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −59.3%	90−95 +59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 −87.3%	118 +87.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −187%	89 +187%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 −89.5%	72 +89.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −144%	44 +144%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −59.3%	40−45 +59.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −160%	164 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 −94%	130 +94%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 −148%	67 +148%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−60%

60−65
+60%

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

RX 7800 XT is 73% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 56% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 40% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 227% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed RTX 3060 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.34	63.18
Recency	12 January 2021	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	263 Watt

RTX 3060 has 54.7% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 42.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.