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Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is ahead of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 25% to 91%, including 87% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,333 vs 8,718). On qwen2.5-coder:14b, the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates 35.8 tokens/s (per tyolab.com) against 33.5 for the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (per llama.cpp community benchmark (GitHub: parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks)), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB. MSRP range: $349 · $329. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRadeon RX 9060 XT 16GBGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
vram gb 1612
tdp w 160—
process nm 4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Funky Kit, 3DMark, LANOC, StorageReview, WCCFTech, TopCPU.net, UL Benchmarks, BabelTechReviews, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRadeon RX 9060 XT 16GBGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Funky Kit, 3DMark, LANOC		 38,923 points21,653 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: LANOC		 18,501 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: LANOC		 9,436 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview, 3DMark, WCCFTech		 9,751 points5,168 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview, 3DMark, TopCPU.net, LANOC		 2,942 points2,294 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: UL Benchmarks, StorageReview, BabelTechReviews, LANOC		 3,767 points1,974 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, TopCPU.net, Funky Kit, LANOC		 16,333 points8,718 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: LANOC		 7,384 points—
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, StorageReview		 102,750 points82,071 points
Geekbench 6 Vulkan (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —91,383 points
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 1,177 pts—
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 20,122 pts—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

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GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB or the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB?

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is ahead of the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 25% to 91%, including 87% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,333 vs 8,718).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen2.5-coder:14b, the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates 35.8 tokens/s (per tyolab.com) against 33.5 for the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (per llama.cpp community benchmark (GitHub: parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks)), best community run on file for each.

What did the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB cost at launch?

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB launched at a $349 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB at $329. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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