GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT is noticeably faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, leading by roughly 11% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
Maximum Capacity Reached. Remove a model to add another. (2/2)
Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
The Radeon RX 5700 XT is noticeably faster, around 11% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX 5700 XT starts at $260 CAD against $572 CAD for the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 5700 XT wins on performance-per-dollar by about 144%. The Radeon RX 5700 XT is trading below its $399 CAD MSRP — a genuine deal. The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB still sits about $243 CAD above its $329 CAD MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB draws just 170W versus 225W for the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Ampere architecture on a Samsung 8nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 12GB against 8GB, the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 5700 XT's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 5700 XT (Ampere vs RDNA), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 5700 XT offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB or Radeon RX 5700 XT?
The Radeon RX 5700 XT is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB if you find it at a steep discount.