Radeon RX 6500 XT VS GeForce RTX 3060

Explore the complete details of Radeon RX 6500 XT VS GeForce RTX 3060, including specs, performance benchmarks

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The Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU by AMD. features a RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) architecture. with 1024 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 2815 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6 memory with 8 GB GB capacity and a 64 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 143.9 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 107W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3 for enhanced performance.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU by AMD. features a RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) architecture. with 1024 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 2815 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6 memory with 8 GB GB capacity and a 64 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 143.9 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 107W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3 for enhanced performance.

Benchmark Performance

Radeon RX 6500 XT
23.04

GeForce RTX 3060
40.87

General Information

Basic details about the Radeon RX 6500 XT, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon RX 6500 XT GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060
Manufacturer AMD NVIDIA
Ranking 238 104
Popularity Rank 59 5
Architecture RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name Navi 24 GA106
Market Segmente Desktop Desktop
Length - Width N/A - 2-slot 242 mm - 2-slot
Release Date 19 January 2022 12 January 2021

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon RX 6500 XT VS GeForce RTX 3060.

Core Clock Speed 2610 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost Clock Speed 2815 MHz 1777 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power 5.765 TFLOPS 12.74 TFLOPS
No of Transistors 5,400 million 12,000 million
CUDA Cores 1024 3584
Ray Tracing Cores 16 28
Tensor Cores N/A 112
Texture Fill Rate 180.2 199.0
ROPs 32 48

Performance Score Comparison

Connectivity & API Support

Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon RX 6500 XT GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x16
Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI 1 1
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model 6.6 6.7
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.2 3.0
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
CUDA N/A 8.6
DLSS N/A 1
TMUs 64 112

Memory & Bus

Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.

Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Maximum RAM 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Bus Width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory Clock Speed 2248 MHz 1875 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 143.9 GB/s GB/s 360.0 GB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR 1 1

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP) 107 W 170 W
Power Efficiency 15.77 18.33
Manufacturing Process 6 nm 8 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 12-pin

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