NVIDIA
RTX 3060 Ti
Representative tracked offer: ASUS DUAL RTX 3060 Ti V2 MINI OC
8GB VRAMPerf: 678200W
Relative Value49balanced preset
RTX 3060 Ti vs RX 7800 XT — value comparison
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RX 7800 XT
Representative tracked offer: Yeston Sakura Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
16GB VRAMPerf: 680263W
Relative Value53balanced preset
RX 7800 XT shows higher Relative Value under balanced weights at the current dataset offers: 53 vs 49. The result crosses over if RTX 3060 Ti reaches about $431 or below.
Price data · US · USD · New · A 2026-08-17 · B 2026-08-17Coverage · 11 tracked new-offer records across both modelsBenchmark confidence · no estimate flags on these two recordsAffiliate links · We may earn a commission from these links. Scores are calculated separately using our methodology.
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02 · Decision matrix
One decision, three separate questions
Capability ignores price. Relative Value adds the current dataset offers and your priorities. Keeping them separate prevents a cheap product from being mistaken for the faster product.
The decision, split by questioncapability · value · price are separate answers
Capability by task
| Scenario | RTX 3060 Ti | RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Gaming | A#35 | A#33 |
| 1440p Gaming | B#35 | B#33 |
| 4K / VR | D#35 | D#33 |
| Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) | D#35 | C#23✓ |
| AI / Local LLM | C#33 | B#24✓ |
| 3D Rendering | C#33✓ | D#34 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | B#31✓ | C#42 |
They trade scenarios — RTX 3060 Ti grades higher in 2, RX 7800 XT in 2 (3 tied). Neither is the stronger choice overall; pick the row that matches your use. These are the same S–F grades as the tier list — capability only, price excluded. The value rows below add prices from the 2026-08-17 offer frame. How tiers are assigned →
Relative Value by priority
Balancedhigher relative value lit
49
53 ✓
1080p Budgetpractically even (≤3 pts)
51
53
1440p Sweet Spothigher relative value lit
39
46 ✓
4K Ultra / VRhigher relative value lit
12
18 ✓
Ray Tracing (1440p)higher relative value lit
15
20 ✓
AI / LLMhigher relative value lit
20
30 ✓
Both products are normalized within the same in-stock market frame per preset. A check marks the higher Relative Value; a difference of 3 points or less is shown as practically even.
Crossover price is loading. The switch-over point and Strong Value threshold appear as soon as today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
03 · Price crossover
The price changes the answer
Current offers, crossover points and Strong Value thresholds answer different questions. Thresholds are calculations, not price forecasts.
A · RTX 3060 Ti
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-17
- $500
- Beats RX 7800 XT atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $431
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $226
B · RX 7800 XT
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-17
- $689
- Beats RTX 3060 Ti atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $799
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $361
04 · Capability
Capability indexes, side by side
Price is intentionally excluded here so the more capable product and the better-value product cannot be confused.
Raster performance
678
680
680
Ray tracing
483
520
520
AI (FP16 tensor)
556
580
580
A · RTX 3060 TiB · RX 7800 XTGPU indexes share one 1000-point scale (RTX 4070 = 1000).RX 7800 XT shows higher Value under every weighting we test — a stable result in the 2026-08-17 offer frame.
05 · Platform & ownership
Fit, compatibility and ownership context
Only verified structured fields are shown. Physical fit, connectors, cooling and typical warranty belong to the representative tracked partner card named in each column; other board variants can differ.
A · RTX 3060 Ti
- Representative offer variantASUS DUAL RTX 3060 Ti V2 MINI OC
- Host interfacePCIe 4.0 x16
- Suggested PSU550 W
- Power connectors1x 8-pin
- Card length200 mm
- Expansion slots2-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
B · RX 7800 XT
- Representative offer variantYeston Sakura Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
- Host interfacePCIe 4.0 x16
- Suggested PSU600 W
- Power connectors2x 8-pin
- Card length267 mm
- Expansion slots2-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)24 mo
3-year electricity model
Over 3 years at 4h/day and $0.15/kWh, RTX 3060 Ti (200 W) adds about $66 in modeled electricity and RX 7800 XT (263 W) about $86. The modeled difference is roughly $20. This uses rated power as a common comparison input, not a promise of wall-power consumption.
06 · Specifications
Key specifications
Reference-GPU fields and representative-offer fields are labelled separately. Directional checkmarks appear only where more or less has a clear meaning; they are not an overall verdict.
| Specification | RTX 3060 Ti | RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 3.0 |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB✓ |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Host interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Boost clock | 1,680 MHz | 2,430 MHz |
| Board power (lower is better) | 200 W✓ | 263 W |
| Suggested PSU (representative offer) | 550 W | 600 W |
| Power connectors (representative offer) | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Card length (representative offer) | 200 mm✓ | 267 mm |
| Warranty (representative offer) | 36 mo✓ | 24 mo |
| Current dataset offer · New | $500snapshot 2026-08-17✓ | $689snapshot 2026-08-17 |
Show additional verified specifications
| Specification | RTX 3060 Ti | RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Process node | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Base clock | 1,410 MHz | 1,295 MHz |
| Memory data rate | 14 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
| Expansion slots (representative offer) | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Cooling fans (representative offer) | 2 | 3 |
| Display outputs (representative offer) | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort |
| Cooling type (representative offer) | air | air |
“Not tracked” means the source data does not contain a verified value; no default or guessed specification is substituted.
07 · Customize
Try other models and your own priorities
Presets are starting points. Swap either side, then open Advanced weights only if you want to tune the formula directly.
08 · Alternative
A third option worth checking
The same scenario and market frame checks whether another currently priced model offers a cleaner trade-off.
Worth considering instead
RX 9060 XT — same A-tier capability for 1080p Gaming, about $120 cheaper · Value 100.
Neither of the two above is the only answer — this one clears the same bar for less. ⇄ Compare all three
A price-aware third suggestion appears once today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
09 · Decision guide
Choose based on the trade-off you actually want
These are evidence-linked conditions, not universal buying verdicts. Feature ecosystems, software support and platform preferences remain your call.
Choose A · RTX 3060 Ti if…
- You prioritize 3D Rendering, Light Use & Efficiency — it earns the higher capability tier in those tracked scenarios.
- Lower rated power matters: 200 W versus 263 W for RX 7800 XT.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $226 under balanced weights.
Choose B · RX 7800 XT if…
- You prioritize Ray Tracing, AI / Local LLM — it earns the higher capability tier in those tracked scenarios.
- Your priorities resemble Balanced, 1440p Sweet Spot, 4K Ultra / VR — it has higher Relative Value under those presets at the snapshot offers.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $361 under balanced weights.
10 · Methodology & FAQ
Read the methodology →How to read this comparison
The formula is a weighted geometric ratio. Capability, price and user priorities stay visible as separate inputs so the result can be challenged and changed.
- Which is better value right now: RTX 3060 Ti or RX 7800 XT?
- Under the balanced preset and the 2026-08-17 offer frame, RX 7800 XT has higher Relative Value under this configuration (53 vs 49). Value is price-dependent and moves with your weighting; capability is a separate question, answered by the tier table.
- Which one is more capable, ignoring price?
- They trade scenarios — RTX 3060 Ti grades higher in 2, RX 7800 XT in 2 (3 tied). Neither is the stronger choice overall; pick the row that matches your use.
- At what price does the RTX 3060 Ti become the better value?
- Holding the RX 7800 XT offer dated in the 2026-08-17 frame fixed, the calculation flips in favour of the RTX 3060 Ti at roughly $431 or below (balanced preset). Not a price forecast.
- Where can I compare current offers for both?
- Dated offer snapshots for both models are listed on their product pages (linked above); the interactive calculator recalculates both with your own weights and budget.
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