Radeon RX 7700 vs GeForce RTX 3060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 and Radeon RX 7700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3060
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
44.34

RX 7700 outperforms RTX 3060 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking8340
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation70.84no data
Power efficiency17.8820.01
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106Navi 32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores35843072
Core clock speed1320 MHz1900 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate199.0499.2
Floating-point processing power12.74 TFLOPS31.95 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs112192
Tensor Cores112no data
Ray Tracing Cores2848

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length242 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1875 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s432.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-

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 7700 58.39
+31.7%

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 7700 22501
+31.7%

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 HD125
−28%
160−170
+28%
1440p78
−28.2%
100−110
+28.2%
4K50
−30%
65−70
+30%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.632.99
1440p4.224.79
4K6.587.37

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
−26.6%
100−105
+26.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
−27.5%
130−140
+27.5%
Battlefield 5 140−150
−26.8%
180−190
+26.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−29.6%
140−150
+29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−28.1%
260−270
+28.1%
Hitman 3 120
−25%
150−160
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−28.5%
230−240
+28.5%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−25%
170−180
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
−26.5%
210−220
+26.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−25.9%
170−180
+25.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Battlefield 5 140−150
−26.8%
180−190
+26.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
−26.7%
95−100
+26.7%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−29.6%
140−150
+29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−28.1%
260−270
+28.1%
Hitman 3 116
−29.3%
150−160
+29.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−28.5%
230−240
+28.5%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−25%
170−180
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
−27.8%
230−240
+27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−25.9%
170−180
+25.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
−26.7%
95−100
+26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
−25%
80−85
+25%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−28.1%
260−270
+28.1%
Hitman 3 101
−28.7%
130−140
+28.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 142
−26.8%
180−190
+26.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 154
−29.9%
200−210
+29.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−30.1%
95−100
+30.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
−27.1%
75−80
+27.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−26.4%
110−120
+26.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−25%
85−90
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
−25%
75−80
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
−24.5%
300−310
+24.5%
Hitman 3 68
−25%
85−90
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 106
−22.6%
130−140
+22.6%
Metro Exodus 89
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−26.9%
85−90
+26.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
−26.8%
260−270
+26.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−31.6%
100−105
+31.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Hitman 3 45
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
−28.2%
250−260
+28.2%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−27.1%
75−80
+27.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
−27%
80−85
+27%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−29%
40−45
+29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−27%
80−85
+27%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
−26.9%
85−90
+26.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%

This is how RTX 3060 and RX 7700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700 is 28% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700 is 28% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700 is 30% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.34 58.39
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 3060 has 17.6% lower power consumption.

RX 7700, on the other hand, has a 31.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
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