AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
24.4Rasterization50.6
—Ray Tracing42.9
26.9Memoryspec-based73.7
95.6Efficiencyspec-based64.3
26.9Compute65.4
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 wins this graphics card face-off, 56.8 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+39) and rasterization (+26). 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
- 90% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,395 MHz
- 69% lower TDP: 107 W vs 350 W
- 66% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,695 MHz
- 25% lower process: 6 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $1,499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Stronger rasterization score: 51 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 27
- 925% higher Shading units: 10,496 vs 1,024
- 550% higher bandwidth: 936 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 500% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 4 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2020 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 6 nm+25% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+69% | 350 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 10,496+925% |
| RT cores | 16 | 82+413% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 328 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+90% | 1,395 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+66% | 1,695 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit+500% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 936 GB/s+550% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 19,900+305%Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,300Top 31% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 26,300+173%Top 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 158 fpsTop 34% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 121 fpsTop 30% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 69 fpsTop 26% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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