GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon HD 6250

Place in the ranking	1361	106
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.88	16.36
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Cedar	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 January 2011 (13 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

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	80	3584
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.200	199.0
Floating-point processing power	0.104 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	8	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	242 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	240.0 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	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	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	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.

HD 6250 0.24

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.88
+16517%

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.

HD 6250 93

RTX 3060 8 GB 15384
+16442%

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

−15733%

950−1000
+15733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −16150%	1300−1350 +16150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −16507%	4650−4700 +16507%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −16150%	1300−1350 +16150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −16011%	1450−1500 +16011%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −16507%	4650−4700 +16507%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −14900%	450−500 +14900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −16150%	1300−1350 +16150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −16011%	1450−1500 +16011%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −16507%	4650−4700 +16507%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −15733%	950−1000 +15733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −15900%	160−170 +15900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

This is how HD 6250 and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 8 GB is 15733% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.24	39.88
Recency	31 January 2011	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	170 Watt

HD 6250 has 794.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 16516.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.

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