The GeForce RTX 3060 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only £100.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 170 vs 175 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- Up to 40% cheaper – £149.99 vs £249.99
GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
100%
Min 1% FPS
55
100%
Price, £
£249.99
59%
Value, £/FPS
£2.52/FPS
81%
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£275.99
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£284.00
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£289.99
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£259.99
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£350.50
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Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
74%
Min 1% FPS
37
67%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
89%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
71%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
58%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
56%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3060 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
170 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
12 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
85.3 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 199 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
12.74 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
