AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
24.4Rasterization39.3
—Ray Tracing33.1
26.9Memoryspec-based45.7
95.6Efficiencyspec-based80.3
26.9Compute52.9
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 wins this graphics card face-off, 47.2 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+26) and rasterization (+15). AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 77% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,500 MHz
- 63% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,725 MHz
- 51% lower TDP: 107 W vs 220 W
- 25% lower process: 6 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 27
- 475% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 1,024
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 211% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2020 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 6 nm+25% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+51% | 220 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 5,888+475% |
| RT cores | 16 | 46+188% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 184 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+77% | 1,500 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+63% | 1,725 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 448 GB/s+211% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 13,600+177%Top 42% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 3,450Bottom 45% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 20,200+110%Top 40% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 119 fpsBottom 50% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 86 fpsBottom 50% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 45 fpsBottom 50% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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