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$129.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$297.53
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Boost Clock
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$319.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$289.99
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Boost Clock
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 AMD Radeon RX 580
- Up to 56% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $129.99 vs $297.53
- Up to 44% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.51 vs $2.7 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 28% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon RX 580 - 110 vs 86 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
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
86
78%
Value, $/FPS
$1.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
55%
Price, $
$297.53
43%
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
Ultra
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
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 RX 580 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$229 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-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 |
| 1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 580 or GeForce RTX 3060
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,200
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84 FPS
$10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$869
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81 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002.37
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79 FPS
$8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
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71 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,149
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62 FPS
$25.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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64 FPS
$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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76 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899
In Stock
77 FPS
$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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