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Specifications, performance and current prices compared in Canada · CAD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
CAD 800Value 46 · Balanced
from 1 offer · checked Oct 16
Capability highlights · price excluded
AMD
Current comparison price
CAD 1,072Value 71 · Balanced
from 2 offers at 1 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
RTX 3060 Ti leads in 2 scenarios, RX 7800 XT in 5, 2 even. RX 7800 XT is ahead for 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot, 4K Ultra / VR. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RX 7800 XT has the higher Value under these priorities (71 vs 46).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RTX 3060 Ti costs less right now (CAD 800 vs CAD 1,072, 25% apart).
| Priority | RTX 3060 Ti | RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 71 | ||
| 47 | 65 | ||
| 30 | 60 | ||
| 19 | 52 | ||
| 21 | 49 | ||
| 25 | 51 | ||
| 13 | 42 | ||
| 8 | 10 | even | |
| 14 | 14 | even | |
| 19 | 24 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
RTX 3060 Ti
Current comparison price
CAD 800 Value 46
RTX 3060 Ti matches the Value of RX 7800 XT (at CAD 1,072) at CAD 432 or less.
RX 7800 XT
Current comparison price
CAD 1,072 Value 71
RX 7800 XT keeps the higher Value up to CAD 1,984 (with RTX 3060 Ti at CAD 800).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in Canada (CAD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
RTX 3060 Ti
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| RTX 3060 Ti | RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | A #29 | S #18 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | B #29 | A #18 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | D #29 | C #18 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | C #19 | B #12 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | D #18 | C #12 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | F #17 | F #12 |
| AI / LLM | C #18 | C #30 |
| 3D Rendering | C #24 | D #26 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | B #17 | C #26 |
| Gaming performance | 678 | 1,024 |
| Ray tracing | 483 | 836 |
| AI compute | 556 | 317 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 3060 Ti | RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 200 W | 263 W – 288 W |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W | 600 W |
| Card length | 200 mm | 320 mm |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Features | Backplate, DLSS, Ray tracing | Backplate, Frame generation, FSR, Ray tracing, RGB lighting (varies by board) |
| Product & board | ||
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Board brand | ASUS | ASUS, Sapphire (varies by board) |
| Release year | 2020 | 2023 |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, RX 7800 XT has the higher Value (71 vs 46) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RX 7800 XT at its current price, RTX 3060 Ti reaches equal Value at CAD 432. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
RTX 3060 Ti leads in 2 scenarios, RX 7800 XT in 5, 2 even. RX 7800 XT is ahead for 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot, 4K Ultra / VR.
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