Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Spec score
Spec score 52
$649
typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT against GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Radeon RX 6950 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 3060 12GB
Spec score
Spec score 26
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
54 vs 30 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
46 vs 28 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
61 vs 30 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
54 vs 25 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
44 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
44 vs 28 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
43 vs 29 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
49 vs 27 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 6950 XTleft
45 vs 31 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 6950 XT: 52
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 26
26 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 61
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 30
31 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 54
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 25
29 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 44
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 20
24 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 38
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 30
8 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 8
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 5.7
40%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6950 XT: $649
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: $458
$191to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 12 GB
33%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 335 W
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 170 W
97%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6950 XT: 320 mm
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 240 mm
33%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 6950 XT is 116% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 120% in the RX 6950 XT's favour.
- RX 6950 XT carries 16 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
- The RTX 3060 12GB typically costs $191 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6950 XT is the better buy: 8 points per $100 against 5.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6950 XT | GeForce RTX 3060 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 12 GB |
| Board power | 335 W | 170 W (better) |
| Length | 320 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $649 | $458 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.