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$284.28
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$309.99
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2653 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 12% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $284.28 vs $322.15
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 83% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 270X - 95 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 38% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 270X - $3.39 vs $5.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 170 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 12 vs 2 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
52
54.736842105263165%
Value, $/FPS
$5.47/FPS
61.97440585009141%
Price, $
$284.28
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$322.15
88%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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Updated 319241 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
39.390386869871044%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
42.211055276381906%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 270X or GeForce RTX 3060
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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84 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
84 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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89 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
In Stock
73 FPS
$21.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
81 FPS
$12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
89 FPS
$25.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
83 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
89 FPS
$15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
84 FPS
$16.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,378
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