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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 2296 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 0% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $299.0 vs $299.99
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 150 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 42% better in Fortnite than Radeon RX 480 - 91 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing Fortnite than Radeon RX 480 - $3.3 vs $4.67 per FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
47%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
91%
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $229 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 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 8 GB
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
71 FPS
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Core i7-13700
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Core i9-13900
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$11.96/FPS
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