GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs. Radeon RX 6700 XT

We just lately in contrast the GeForce RTX 3070 in opposition to the Radeon RX 6700 XT in a 50 sport head-to-head battle and the GeForce received the higher of the exchanges. It was an in depth battle for essentially the most half, however the RTX 3070 was sooner and contemplating the function set, it appeared like the best way to go, assuming pricing is aggressive.

Some readers have been upset with that comparability although, claiming the 6700 XT was designed to compete with the RTX 3060 Ti, a comparability we have been at all times going to make anyway.

Technically talking, the 6700 XT is priced nearer to the RTX 3070 primarily based on MSRP. But no have to lose sleep over that one as at the moment we’ve got one other 50 sport benchmark evaluating the RTX 3060 Ti and 6700 XT, so we will put that debate to relaxation.

The RTX 3060 Ti is supposed to be obtainable for $400 and the RTX 3070 for $500, with the 6700 XT at $480. Actual pricing is larger and all of those GPUs have been priced properly over MSRP for the majority of their existence.

As of writing, the RTX 3070 is nearer to $750, whereas the 6700 XT is down at $600. A 25% worth premium for the Nvidia GPU is steep, and slightly exhausting to justify, even with assistance from DLSS and a lot better ray tracing efficiency.

If something, that was a good matchup for AMD followers who have been sad with the earlier comparability. The RTX 3060 Ti is way more reasonably priced than the RTX 3070 and barely lower than the 6700 XT at $570.

In a finest case state of affairs for AMD, the 6700 XT and 3060 Ti occupy the identical worth level, in order that being the case it is going to be fascinating to see how they stack up throughout an enormous vary of video games.

For testing we have used our AMD Ryzen 9 5950X check system with 32GB of DDR4-3200 CL14 dual-rank, dual-channel reminiscence. Both GPUs have been examined at 1080p, 1440p and 4K throughout 50 video games, utilizing Windows 11 with Resizable Bar enabled, which means SAM was enabled for the Radeon GPU.

The driver variations used have been Radeon Adrenalin 22.3.1 and GeForce Game Ready Driver 512.15, as these have been the most recent obtainable drivers once we began testing every week in the past.

Let’s check out outcomes for a number of the spotlight video games after which we’ll take a look at how these two GPUs carry out throughout all 50 video games in a single comparability graph.

Benchmarks

Starting with Dying Light 2, the Radeon 6700 XT is barely sooner than the RTX 3060 Ti. We’re speaking about an 8% margin at 1080p, 9% at 1440p, and 12% at 4K.

Usually we would count on the margin to shrink in Nvidia’s favor on the larger resolutions, however that wasn’t the case on this sport, although admittedly there’s little distinction between an 8% and 12% margin. Strong efficiency from the 6700 XT, even when it did not blow the 3060 Ti away.

Next we’ve got Total War Warhammer III, and right here the outcomes swing barely in Nvidia’s favor with the RTX 3060 Ti providing 5% extra frames at 1080p, 8% extra at 1440p, after which 17% extra at 4K, although neither GPU offered notably playable efficiency at 4K.

If you are after a 60 fps+ expertise on this title utilizing the extremely high quality settings, then 1080p is the optimum decision for this class of GPU, although we assume most of you’d tune the standard settings for 60 fps at 1440p.

The 6700 XT performs rather well in Call of Duty Warzone, pumping out properly over 100 fps at 1080p and that made it 13% sooner than the 3060 Ti. The Radeon GPU maintained the lead at 1440p and whereas not an enormous distinction, you’ll at instances discover the additional 13% efficiency. Once once more, neither are perfect for 4K gaming, with beneath 60 fps on common.

Forza Horizon 5 runs very properly on Radeon GPUs, particularly with Resizable Bar enabled. The 6700 XT enjoys a powerful efficiency lead at 1080p and 1440p the place it was 16% and 14% sooner, respectively, after which at 4K the margins shut proper up and right here the Radeon GPU was simply 4% sooner, so mainly the identical stage of efficiency was seen at this excessive decision.

The God of War outcomes are very aggressive. Here the RTX 3060 Ti was barely sooner at 1080p, then we noticed the identical efficiency at 1440p and 4K.

The 4K outcomes have been fairly good and it would not take a lot to make sure body charges keep above 60 fps on each camps.

Oh, boy, did Far Cry 6 stir the pot in our final benchmark. We talked about how AMD followers did not like us evaluating the 6700 XT in opposition to the RTX 3070, however then Nvidia radicals didn’t like us enabling the HD texture again in Far Cry 6 both.

Despite the truth that 6700 XT can ship over 60 fps at 4K with HD textures enabled, we have been advised it is extremely unrealistic and we did that to make the GeForce GPU look dangerous.

Truth is, we have at all times examined video games that provide HD texture packs with them enabled, particularly when testing mid to high-end {hardware}. This was nothing new and HD textures should not affect efficiency assuming you’ve sufficient VRAM. It’s a free visible improve and for many players properly price utilizing… once more, you probably have sufficient VRAM, which you need to when spending $500+ on a graphics card.

Those enjoying Far Cry 6 at 1080p or 1440p with both the 6700 XT or RTX 3060 Ti needn’t fear about VRAM on this title, even with the HD texture pack, each labored rather well regardless of the Radeon GPU providing as much as 10% extra efficiency. At 4K nonetheless, it does develop into an issue for the 3060 Ti because it’s unable to ship playable efficiency, whereas the 6700 XT sailed alongside with out challenge because of its bigger 12GB VRAM buffer.

In our opinion, 12GB VRAM must be the minimal at this worth level. Bizarrely, Nvidia’s slower RTX 3060 (the non-Ti model) does pack a 12GB VRAM buffer. Go determine.

Moving on to F1 2021, this sport allows ray tracing when utilizing the ‘Ultra High’ high quality preset, so we have left it enabled as we like to check with presets the place potential.

This setting noticed each GPUs render 116 fps on common at 1080p, however at 1440p the RTX 3060 Ti edged forward by an 8% margin after which took a commanding lead at 4K by a 14% margin. Ideally, you may wish to decrease the visible high quality settings to spice up body charges, however in the event you preserve ray tracing enabled the GeForce will reign supreme.

Metro Exodus Enhanced is one other title that permits ray tracing by default. In this specific case, RT {hardware} help is required to launch the ‘Enhanced’ model of the sport.

This is a nasty title for AMD with the RTX 3060 Ti dominating the 6700 XT, providing 27% extra efficiency at 1080p, 31% extra at 1440p, after which 40% extra at 4K, although neither GPU was appropriate at this decision.

Moving on, we’ve got Rainbow Six Extraction the place efficiency may be very comparable. The 6700 XT was barely sooner at 1080p, then we see mainly equivalent efficiency at 1440p, and at 4K the 3060 Ti nudged forward, although efficiency general was a lot the identical.

Frame charges in Apex Legends have been additionally comparable, although the RTX 3060 Ti did present one of the best efficiency in any respect examined resolutions. We’re solely speaking a few 4% distinction at 1080p and 1440p with a 6% margin seen at 4K.

Fortnite’s chapter three, season two was just lately launched and with it a lot of efficiency associated points. That mentioned, the sport now seems to be in a reasonably good condition, although Radeon homeowners will wish to make certain they’re operating the sport within the DX12 mode because it’s mainly damaged utilizing DX11.

Typically, Fortnite players will wish to go for medium stage high quality settings for that aggressive benefit, however doing so for a GPU comparability makes it extra of a CPU benchmark. Also, scaling for Radeon and GeForce GPUs may be very comparable.

The 6700 XT did present noticeably higher body time efficiency with the most recent replace and this was evident at 1080p. Even at 1440p, the 1% lows have been 25% larger utilizing the 6700 XT which is a major margin. By the time we attain 4K although any and all efficiency variations have been neutralized.

Cyberpunk 2077 is one other aggressive title for the RTX 3060 Ti and 6700 XT. The Radeon GPU was a whisker sooner at 1080p and 1440p, however the margins aren’t price getting excited over. Performance was mainly the identical as you will not be capable of inform the distinction between 87 and 91 fps.

Performance Summary

Based on the dozen or so video games we simply checked out, the RTX 3060 Ti and 6700 XT seem like very shut by way of efficiency. There have been just a few titles that did closely favor one over the opposite, however for essentially the most half efficiency was comparable.

We did spend every week testing via 50 video games, so let’s go take a look at that knowledge…

Starting with the 1080p expanded benchmark knowledge, we see that the RTX 3060 Ti was simply 2% slower on common throughout the 50 video games examined. The huge wins for Nvidia got here in Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Warhammer Vermintide 2, War Thunder and Resident Evil Village. For AMD, the 6700 XT was most dominant in Sniper Elite 4, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Horizon Zero Dawn, Borderlands 3, Forza Horizon 5, Warzone and The Division 2.

Moving to 1440p, we discovered a tie between the 6700 XT and RTX 3060 Ti, although that hardly means they delivered the identical efficiency throughout all titles. It merely indicators the margins are balanced out general.

Of the 50 video games examined, the margin was lower than 10% in both path for 39 of them. Then for 22 of the video games examined the margin was 5% or much less which we deem a tie.

The solely outlier was Metro Exodus, the remainder of the video games have been inside a 14% margin. For these gaming at 1440p, the 6700 XT and 3060 Ti will ship the same expertise general.

For these gaming at 4K, the outcomes are slightly extra fascinating because the RTX 3060 Ti is usually sooner until you run out of VRAM. This solely occurred on a single sport we examined although we have additionally seen this in Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and to an extent Doom utilizing the best high quality settings. Besides Metro Exodus, Nvidia loved stable wins in Vermintide 2, Warhammer III, PUBG, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and Star Wars Jedi Fallen order.

Who Wins?

This comparability is as easy as they arrive. The solely benefit the Radeon RX 6700 XT has over the RTX 3060 Ti proper now’s the bigger VRAM buffer, leaping from 8GB to 12GB. This is a bonus that can actually serve the 6700 XT properly sooner or later, however proper now there are only a few cases the place VRAM turns into related by way of uncooked efficiency output.

In different phrases, this isn’t a difficulty for the RTX 3060 Ti, and the place it could be, the workaround is straightforward to use and would not affect visuals considerably.

While we would have most well-liked the RTX 3060 Ti to pack extra VRAM, it is received sufficient to get the job performed. The benefits of the RTX 3060 Ti embrace superior ray tracing efficiency — which personally I do not look after an excessive amount of at this efficiency tier — however nonetheless you possibly can get pleasure from RT results if you’d like, sometimes at a lot larger body charges than you may get with the 6700 XT.

The RTX 3060 Ti additionally helps DLSS which is a key benefit for the time being. AMD is now exhausting at work to cut back its significance, however they’ve nonetheless received some approach to go.

It’s potential DLSS will not be a vital function in just a few years, however we by no means wish to closely weigh our suggestions on what might be, moderately we want to deal with the right here and now, and proper now DLSS is a powerful promoting level of GeForce RTX GPUs.

With rasterization efficiency primarily the identical, we do not see many causes for getting the 6700 XT over the RTX 3060 Ti, particularly when the GeForce GPU prices the identical and even rather less.

We’re nonetheless monitoring GPU pricing intently and our advice stays to carry out slightly longer earlier than making any buy if potential. But if you wish to purchase proper now, and have ~$600 to spend, we would go for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.