GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

Place in the ranking	75	106
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.18	16.36
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 22	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 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	2560	3584
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	199.0
Floating-point processing power	13.21 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	160	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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	No outputs	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 6850M XT 45.39
+13.8%

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.88

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 6850M XT 17511
+13.8%

RTX 3060 8 GB 15384

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	146 +21.7%	120−130 −21.7%
1440p	89 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
4K	64 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

160
+14.3%

140−150

−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +17.5%	80−85 −17.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	159 +22.3%	130−140 −22.3%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 +23.6%	110−120 −23.6%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +14.7%	95−100 −14.7%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +19.4%	170−180 −19.4%
Hitman 3	95−100 +18.8%	80−85 −18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +20%	150−160 −20%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +14.2%	120−130 −14.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +17.6%	85−90 −17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +20%	140−150 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +22.7%	110−120 −22.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +17.5%	80−85 −17.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130 +18.2%	110−120 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 +17.8%	90−95 −17.8%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +14.7%	95−100 −14.7%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +19.4%	170−180 −19.4%
Hitman 3	95−100 +18.8%	80−85 −18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +20%	150−160 −20%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +14.2%	120−130 −14.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +17.6%	85−90 −17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	259 +17.7%	220−230 −17.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +15%	80−85 −15%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +22.7%	110−120 −22.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +17.5%	80−85 −17.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	112 +17.9%	95−100 −17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +18.7%	75−80 −18.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +16%	75−80 −16%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +19.4%	170−180 −19.4%
Hitman 3	95−100 +18.8%	80−85 −18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +20%	150−160 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	227 +19.5%	190−200 −19.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	122 +22%	100−105 −22%
Watch Dogs: Legion	83 +18.6%	70−75 −18.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+17.6%

85−90
−17.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +17.3%	75−80 −17.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 +21.4%	70−75 −21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +15.2%	210−220 −15.2%
Hitman 3	55−60 +18%	50−55 −18%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +17.1%	70−75 −17.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166 +18.6%	140−150 −18.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +14.4%	180−190 −14.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+18.5%

65−70

−18.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%
Hitman 3	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +15.3%	170−180 −15.3%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +18%	50−55 −18%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +20%	60−65 −20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	92 +15%	80−85 −15%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+17.1%

35−40

−17.1%

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 22% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 19% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 16% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	45.39	39.88
Recency	4 January 2022	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	170 Watt

RX 6850M XT has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.

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