Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs RTX 3060 Ti
Short answer: which is best?
Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 258.6 % stronger than RTX 3060 Ti. Radeon RX 7900 XTX ranks #2 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (18,924 GPU score over 2 verified runs). RTX 3060 Ti ranks #27 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (5,278 GPU score over 9 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 11 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 18,924 | 5,278 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 13,434 | 6,971 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 79.8 FPS | 20.9 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 101.6 FPS | 27.5 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 89.5 FPS | 26.6 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 41.7 FPS | 71.4 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 122 GB/s | 154 GB/s |
| VRAM | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX emerges as the clear winner here, leading the RTX 3060 Ti by a substantial 263.6% in GPU score, though it's important to note this is based on a thin sample of 2 verified runs. This enormous performance difference is reflected across all our GPU tests, with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX hitting 79.8 FPS in Earth II Vulkan and 101.6 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12, compared to the RTX 3060 Ti's 20.5 FPS and 27.2 FPS respectively. Under the hood, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX also boasts a significantly higher raw compute with an ALU index of 803269 and a generous 24 GB of VRAM, dwarfing the RTX 3060 Ti's ALU index of 211717 and 8 GB of VRAM. For gamers, this means the Radeon RX 7900 XTX offers a premium experience for high refresh rate or high-resolution gameplay in the latest titles. While the RTX 3060 Ti also supports ray tracing, mesh shaders, and VRS, its lower overall performance positions it for less demanding scenarios.
Generated September 30, 2026 from the 11 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Radeon RX 7900 XTX · All measurements for RTX 3060 Ti