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CA$495.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Availability
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
Availability
MSRP in USD: $79
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CA$149.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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CA$129.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 2001 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 43% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon RX 550 - 107 vs 75 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - CA$149.99 vs CA$495.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - CA$2.0 vs CA$4.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 50 vs 170 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
107
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.64/FPS
43%
Price, CA$
CA$495.99
30%
FPS Winner
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
75
70%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$149.99
100%
Value Winner
MAXSUN AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU HDPC Low Profile 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort…
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Updated 14 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
22%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon RX 550
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
CA$15.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
CA$26.16/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,308.15
In Stock
50 FPS
CA$21.3/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,065.15
In Stock
38 FPS
CA$38.77/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,473.21
In Stock
38 FPS
CA$45.41/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 8 TB HDD
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CA$1,725.54
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