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Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Scheda Video, 8G GDDR5 256-bit, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, DirectX 12, 6 PIN Additional Power Connector, PCI Express x16

Buy for 159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 312.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Radeon RX 590

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Scheda Video, 8G GDDR5 256-bit, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, DirectX 12, 6 PIN Additional Power Connector, PCI Express x16

Buy for 159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 312.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

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 Radeon RX 590

  • Up to 49% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - €159.99 vs €312.46
  • Up to 23% better value when playing Control than GeForce RTX 3060 - €3.02 vs €3.91 per FPS

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 51% better in Control than Radeon RX 590 - 80 vs 53 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
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


FPS

53

66%

Value, €/FPS

€3.02/FPS

100%

Price, €

€159.99

100%

Value Winner

QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Scheda Video, 8G GDDR5 256-bit, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, DirectX 12, 6 PIN Additional Power Connector, PCI Express x16

Buy for 159.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

80

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.91/FPS

77%

Price, €

€312.46

51%

FPS Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 312.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo
Radeon RX 590

Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018


Pixel Fillrate

49.44 GPixel/s

58%

Texel Fillrate

222.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

89%

AMD Radeon RX 590 Logo

Radeon RX 590

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Nov 15th, 2018Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
PolarisGenerationGeForce 30
$279
MSRP$329
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus192-bit
256 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
1469 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
1545 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1875 MHz

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