AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
In this graphics card comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is based on the RDNA 3 GPU architecture from AMD. It has 16 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR6. Its clock frequency is 1.80 GHz with a TDP of 263 Watt.
The architecture used on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is the Ampere from NVIDIA. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.32 GHz. It can access 12 GB GDDR6 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 170 Watt.
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT  |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
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| Manufacturer: | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture: | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Graphic type: | Dedicated graphics | Dedicated graphics |
| Chip | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
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| Graphics card chip: | Navi 32 XT | GA106-300-A1 |
| SM: | 60 | 28 |
| Raytracing cores: | 60 | 28 |
| Render Output Units: | 96 | 48 |
| Texture shader: | 3840 | 3584 |
| Graphics memory | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
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| Memory Size: | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Clock: | 2.44 GHz | 1.88 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 624 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Other data | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
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| TDP: | 263 W | 170 W |
| GPU Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x 16 | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| Raytracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR: | Yes | Yes |
| Number of models: | show 28 models | show 65 models |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance
In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency
The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.FP32 rasterization performance
The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB GDDR6X