Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 is 1363 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Up to 74% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$139.99 vs CA$531.49
- Up to 47% better value when playing Halo Infinite than GeForce RTX 3060 - CA$3.89 vs CA$7.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 50 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 100% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon RX 550 - 72 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 12 vs 2 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
36
50%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.89/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$139.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
72
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.38/FPS
53%
Price, CA$
CA$531.49
26%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$531.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
22%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
19%
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 |
---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$79 | MSRP | $329 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1183 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |