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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 2260 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 27% better in The Callisto Protocol than Radeon RX 470 - 85 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Up to 24% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £185.64 vs £243.99
- Up to 3% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - £2.77 vs £2.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 120 vs 170 Watts
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.87/FPS
96.51567944250871%
Price, £
£243.99
76%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2
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Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
FPS
67
78.82352941176471%
Value, £/FPS
£2.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£185.64
100%
Value Winner
MSI Vulkan Polaris AMD Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G GDDR5 DX12 PCI-Express 3 Graphics Card - Black
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In Stock
Updated 3881 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
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 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
45.24032825322392%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
77.58793969849248%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
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