Radeon RX 7600 vs GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Compare the Radeon RX 7600 and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.
The short answer
The Radeon RX 7600 is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1080p and gives more performance per dollar.
- Radeon RX 7600 is about 14% faster at 1080p (gaming index 41 vs 35).
- Radeon RX 7600 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 19%.
- Radeon RX 7600 delivers about 36% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
- GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB carries more VRAM (12GB vs 8GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.
Radeon RX 7600 is about 14% faster at 1080p.
Performance per dollar
1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
10.4
per $100 spent
Better value
7.6
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBfrom $463.99
- MSI RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X235 mm$463.99
- $472.09
- ZOTAC RTX 3060 Twin Edge OCOC224 mm$494.99
- ASUS DUAL RTX 3060 V2200 mm$499.99
- MSI RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X OCOC235 mm$529.99
- MSI RTX 3060 GAMING X276 mm$533.80
- $679.99
- GIGABYTE RTX 3060 GAMING OCOC282 mm$680.00
- ZOTAC RTX 3060 Twin Edge224 mm$798.88
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X | — | 235 mm | — | $463.99 | | |
| GIGABYTE RTX 3060 GAMING OC Rev. 2.0OC | — | 282 mm | — | $472.09 | | |
| ZOTAC RTX 3060 Twin Edge OCOC | — | 224 mm | — | $494.99 | | |
| ASUS DUAL RTX 3060 V2 | — | 200 mm | — | $499.99 | | |
| MSI RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X OCOC | — | 235 mm | — | $529.99 | | |
| MSI RTX 3060 GAMING X | — | 276 mm | — | $533.80 | | |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3060 V2 GAMING OCOC | — | 300 mm | — | $679.99 | | |
| GIGABYTE RTX 3060 GAMING OCOC | — | 282 mm | — | $680.00 | | |
| ZOTAC RTX 3060 Twin Edge | — | 224 mm | — | $798.88 | |
Radeon RX 7600from $389.99
- ASRock RX 7600 Challenger OCOC269 mm$389.99
- $439.99
- GIGABYTE RX 7600 GAMING OCOC282 mm$455.00
- ASUS DUAL RX 7600 EVO OCOC229 mm$572.22
- Sapphire PULSE RX 7600 OCOC240 mm$593.65
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock RX 7600 Challenger OCOC | — | 269 mm | — | $389.99 | | |
| XFX SPEEDSTER SWFT 210 RX 7600 CORE EDITION | — | 241 mm | — | $439.99 | | |
| GIGABYTE RX 7600 GAMING OCOC | — | 282 mm | — | $455.00 | | |
| ASUS DUAL RX 7600 EVO OCOC | — | 229 mm | — | $572.22 | | |
| Sapphire PULSE RX 7600 OCOC | — | 240 mm | — | $593.65 | |
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