NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB is ahead by 4% on our index and meets the recommended card of 14 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 24 23
Video memory 8 GB 6 GB
Rated power 170 W 150 W
Launch price $329 $279
Index per $100 7.3 8.2
Games at recommended 254 240
Released20222020
FeaturesDLSS · FSR · ray tracingFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 22221
- Fortnite2524
- Palworld2524
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB; right: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB runs at recommended
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- New World: Aeternum
- Conan Exiles Enhanced
- Space Engineers
- R.E.P.O.
- Resident Evil 4
- ELDEN RING
- HITMAN™ 2
And 6 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB faster than the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB scores 24 on our index to the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT's 23, a 4% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB meets the recommended graphics card of 254 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, 240.