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$322.15
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 48% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon RX 580 - 93 vs 63 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
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $129.99 vs $322.15
- Up to 40% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.06 vs $3.46 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.46/FPS
59.53757225433526%
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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Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
63
67.74193548387096%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
50.26963657678781%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
96.98492462311557%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $329 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 580
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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79 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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79 FPS
$14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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85 FPS
$14.68/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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67 FPS
$23.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
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76 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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85 FPS
$26.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
78 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
85 FPS
$16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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