Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Spec score
Spec score 46
$549
typical price
Radeon RX 6800 XT against GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Radeon RX 6800 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$529
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
49 vs 46 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
55 vs 49 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
48 vs 41 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
38 vs 25 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
44 vs 41 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 6800 XTleft
42 vs 36 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 46
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
6 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 55
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 49
6 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 48
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 41
7 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 38
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 25
13 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 35
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
5 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 8.4
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 7.9
6%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6800 XT: $549
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: $506
$43to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 8 GB
100%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 300 W
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 180 W
67%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6800 XT: 300 mm
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 250 mm
20%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 6800 XT is 17% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 52% in the RX 6800 XT's favour.
- RX 6800 XT carries 16 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB typically costs $43 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 300 W | 180 W (better) |
| Length | 300 mm | 250 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $549 | $506 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.