Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 789 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - €206.05 vs €304.97
- Up to 22% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce RTX 3060 - €2.99 vs €3.81 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 16% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 590 - 80 vs 69 FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 170 vs 175 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 12 vs 8 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
69
86%
Value, €/FPS
€2.99/FPS
100%
Price, €
€206.05
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €206.05 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 411 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
80
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.81/FPS
78%
Price, €
€304.97
67%
FPS Winner
Buy for €304.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 410 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
57%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
89%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
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Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$279 | MSRP | $329 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |