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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 129 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 128 minutes ago

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 129 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for 265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 128 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1658 days newer than the more expensive Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 150 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 31% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon RX 480 - 158 vs 121 FPS
  • Up to 1% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $239.42 vs $242.68
  • Up to 25% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Radeon RX 480 - $1.68 vs $2.23 per FPS
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 12 vs 8 GB
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

121

77%

Value, €/FPS

€2.23/FPS

75%

Price, €

€269.37

98%

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 129 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

158

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.68/FPS

100%

Price, €

€265.76

100%

FPS and Value 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

Buy for 265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 128 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

47%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

92%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

Radeon RX 480

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
Arctic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$229
MSRP$329
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus192-bit
256 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
1320 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1875 MHz

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