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AMD ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB vs NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: Comparison
AMD ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB and NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti separate most on memory bus width: AMD ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB at 128 bit, NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 256 bit, 50% in favour of NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Boost Clock splits them by another 47%, this time favouring AMD ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB. They match on 9 other specifications, including product type, vram and tier. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 2,764 against 1,615 for the AMD ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB, a lead of 42%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Product Type | Desktop Add-In Card | Desktop Add-In Card |
| Series | Radeon RX 9000 | GeForce RTX 30 |
| Board Partner | ASRock | Gigabyte |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Tier | Mainstream | Mainstream |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 3290 MHz | 1740 MHz-47% |
| Factory Overclocked | Yes | Yes |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Card Length | 249 mm | 282 mm-13% |
| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit-50% | 256 bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s-29% | 448 GB/s |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W | 600 W-9% |
| Power Connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| DisplayPort Version | DP 2.1a | DP 1.4a |
| DisplayPort Count | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI Version | HDMI 2.1b | HDMI 2.1 |
| HDMI Count | 1 | 2 |
| MSRP | 299 | 399 |
| Source URL | https://www.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209060%20XT%20Challenger%208GB%20OC/index.asp#Specification | https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N306TGAMING-OC-8GD-rev-10/sp |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
AMD ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid mainstream pick if its price and 8GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
NVIDIA Gigabyte Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid mainstream pick if its price and 8GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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