Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 580 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 580 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1365 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 580.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 8% better in War Thunder than Radeon RX 580 - 244 vs 226 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 170 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 54% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - €129.9 vs €284.68
- Up to 51% better value when playing War Thunder than GeForce RTX 3060 - €0.57 vs €1.17 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.17/FPS
48%
Price, €
€284.68
45%
FPS Winner
Buy for €284.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3790 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
226
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.9
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €129.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3791 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
$329 | MSRP | $229 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |