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$188
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$281.78
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Boost Clock
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$279
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1658 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 33% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $188.0 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 150 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 45% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon RX 480 - 71 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 12 vs 8 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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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
Ultra
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
47.491207502930834%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
91.60804020100502%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$229 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-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 |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 480 or GeForce RTX 3060
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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58 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$718.99
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62 FPS
$28.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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60 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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63 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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55 FPS
$16.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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61 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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61 FPS
$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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58 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
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