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$129.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
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 — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1365 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $129.99 vs $322.15
- Up to 29% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $4.64 vs $6.57 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 75% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon RX 580 - 49 vs 28 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 170 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 12 vs 8 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
28
57.14285714285714%
Value, $/FPS
$4.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.57/FPS
70.62404870624049%
Price, $
$322.15
40%
FPS 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 315267 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
50.26963657678781%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
96.98492462311557%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 580 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$229 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 580 or GeForce RTX 3060
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
42 FPS
$20.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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46 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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46 FPS
$25.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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48 FPS
$26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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43 FPS
$36.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
In Stock
45 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
48 FPS
$46.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
46 FPS
$25.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
48 FPS
$29.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
46 FPS
$29.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,378
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