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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 108 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Speed index
11/100
22/100
FP32
12.72 TFLOPS
26.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
3.23 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
322 GB/s
TDP
170 W
160 W
Launch Price
329 $
349 $
236 pts
487 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1Navi 44 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2832
Shader35842048
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units112128
Raytracing Cores2832
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is based on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Memory Size12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.875 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s322 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 322 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz3.230 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.62 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 1.700 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
TDP170 W160 W
Tjunction max93 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 2.1a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Length--249 mm
Height--132 mm
Width--41 mm
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
Weight--645 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 249 mm long, 132 mm high and 41 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q4/2025
Launch Price329 $349 $
Structure size8 nm4 nm
Part-no--RX9060XT CL 16G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB was introduced in Q4/2025 at a price of 349 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

  1. 4,026
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,068
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,177
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 29 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 9 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 130 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

  1. 89,106
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 89,506
  2. no data

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