GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6650 XT

Place in the ranking	80	108
Place by popularity	99	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	62.70	no data
Power efficiency	17.54	16.22
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	3584
Core clock speed	2055 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	2635 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	337.3	199.0
Floating-point processing power	10.79 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	128	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	32	28

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 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 12-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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2190 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	280.3 GB/s	240.0 GB/s

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
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.

RX 6650 XT 44.74
+12%

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.96

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.

RX 6650 XT 17203
+11.9%

RTX 3060 8 GB 15367

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	140 +16.7%	120−130 −16.7%
1440p	66 +20%	55−60 −20%
4K	36 +20%	30−35 −20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.85	no data
1440p	6.05	no data
4K	11.08	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	137 +14.2%	120−130 −14.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 +16.4%	110−120 −16.4%
Elden Ring	149 +14.6%	130−140 −14.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +16.8%	95−100 −16.8%
Counter-Strike 2	104 +15.6%	90−95 −15.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +20%	45−50 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	273 +13.8%	240−250 −13.8%
Metro Exodus	152 +16.9%	130−140 −16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +13.3%	75−80 −13.3%
Valorant	180−190 +13.8%	160−170 −13.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +16.8%	95−100 −16.8%
Counter-Strike 2	84 +12%	75−80 −12%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Dota 2	155 +19.2%	130−140 −19.2%
Elden Ring	164 +17.1%	140−150 −17.1%
Far Cry 5	69 +15%	60−65 −15%
Fortnite	180−190 +17.5%	160−170 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +16.8%	190−200 −16.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	147 +13.1%	130−140 −13.1%
Metro Exodus	112 +12%	100−105 −12%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +16.1%	180−190 −16.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +13.3%	75−80 −13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +16.4%	140−150 −16.4%
Valorant	180−190 +13.8%	160−170 −13.8%
World of Tanks	270−280 +16.3%	240−250 −16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +16.8%	95−100 −16.8%
Counter-Strike 2	74 +13.8%	65−70 −13.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +30%	30−33 −30%
Dota 2	136 +13.3%	120−130 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +14.4%	90−95 −14.4%
Forza Horizon 4	193 +13.5%	170−180 −13.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +16.1%	180−190 −16.1%
Valorant	180−190 +13.8%	160−170 −13.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	77 +18.5%	65−70 −18.5%
Elden Ring	87 +16%	75−80 −16%
Grand Theft Auto V	77 +18.5%	65−70 −18.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +16.7%	150−160 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%
World of Tanks	280−290 +13.2%	250−260 −13.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +12.9%	70−75 −12.9%
Counter-Strike 2	42 +20%	35−40 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +20%	120−130 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	124 +12.7%	110−120 −12.7%
Metro Exodus	114 +14%	100−105 −14%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +17.1%	70−75 −17.1%
Valorant	140−150 +14.6%	130−140 −14.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Dota 2	72 +20%	60−65 −20%
Elden Ring	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 +20%	60−65 −20%
Metro Exodus	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +14.6%	130−140 −14.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +20%	60−65 −20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Dota 2	97 +14.1%	85−90 −14.1%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%
Fortnite	65−70 +21.8%	55−60 −21.8%
Forza Horizon 4	64 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Valorant	80−85 +14.3%	70−75 −14.3%