AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 65% higher core clock speed: 2321 MHz vs 1410 MHz
  • Around 55% higher boost clock speed: 2581 MHz vs 1665 MHz
  • Around 63% higher texture fill rate: 413.0 GTexel/s vs 253.1 GTexel/s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 349.422 vs 323.141
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7129.567 vs 4756.579
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 197.183 vs 150.943
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1699.337 vs 1474.189
  • 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 18062 vs 3717
  • 15.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 50772 vs 3360
  • 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 18062 vs 3717
  • 15.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 50772 vs 3360
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Mar 2021 vs 1 Dec 2020
Core clock speed 2321 MHz vs 1410 MHz
Boost clock speed 2581 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Texture fill rate 413.0 GTexel/s vs 253.1 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 349.422 vs 323.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 vs 4756.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 197.183 vs 150.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1699.337 vs 1474.189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 18062 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 50772 vs 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 18062 vs 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 50772 vs 3360

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

  • Around 90% higher pipelines: 4864 vs 2560
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 230 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 20394 vs 19824
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 989 vs 946
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 109075 vs 100473
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 35.311 vs 34.064
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 27478 vs 15315
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 27478 vs 15315
  • Around 10% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2671 vs 2435
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 4864 vs 2560
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 20394 vs 19824
PassMark - G2D Mark 989 vs 946
Geekbench - OpenCL 109075 vs 100473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 35.311 vs 34.064
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 27478 vs 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 27478 vs 15315
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2671 vs 2435

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19824
20394
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
946
989
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
100473
109075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
349.422
323.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7129.567
4756.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34.064
35.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
197.183
150.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1699.337
1474.189
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15315
27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18062
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50772
3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15315
27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18062
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50772
3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2435
2671
Name AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 19824 20394
PassMark - G2D Mark 946 989
Geekbench - OpenCL 100473 109075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 349.422 323.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 4756.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 34.064 35.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 197.183 150.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1699.337 1474.189
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 15315 27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 18062 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 50772 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 15315 27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 18062 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 50772 3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2435 2671

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 22 GA104
Launch date 3 Mar 2021 1 Dec 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $479 $399
Place in performance rating 51 104
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2581 MHz 1665 MHz
Compute units 40
Core clock speed 2321 MHz 1410 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 825.9 GFLOPS (1:16) 253.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1) 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 13.21 TFLOPS 16.20 TFLOPS
Pipelines 2560 4864
Pixel fill rate 165.2 GPixel/s 133.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 413.0 GTexel/s 253.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 200 Watt
Transistor count 17200 million 17400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 40 mm (1.6 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 110 mm (4.3 inches) 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Form factor Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.2
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6