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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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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
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$119.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 789 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 63% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon RX 590 - 49 vs 30 FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 170 vs 175 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $119.99 vs $322.15
- Up to 39% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $4.0 vs $6.57 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.57/FPS
60.882800608828006%
Price, $
$322.15
37%
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 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
30
61.224489795918366%
Value, $/FPS
$4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
89.43820224719101%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
57.960140679953106%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $329 | MSRP | $279 |
| 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 | 1469 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 590
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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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
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45 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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48 FPS
$46.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
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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
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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
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46 FPS
$29.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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