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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$291.71
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Boost Clock
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$319.99
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$289.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 270X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2653 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 3% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $284.28 vs $291.71
- Up to 1% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.77 vs $0.78 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon R9 270X - 372 vs 367 FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 170 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 12 vs 2 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
367
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284.28
100%
Value Winner
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
372
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
98%
Price, $
$291.71
97%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$199 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 270X or GeForce RTX 3060
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
319 FPS
$3.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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278 FPS
$4.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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249 FPS
$4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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319 FPS
$3.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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278 FPS
$4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,152
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212 FPS
$5.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,095
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206 FPS
$4.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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249 FPS
$4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,051.55
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257 FPS
$3.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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249 FPS
$3.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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