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$103.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
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$119.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
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$290.81
In Stock
Boost Clock
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$289.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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 AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $103.95 vs $290.81
- Up to 59% better value when playing Dota 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.59 vs $1.45 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 15% better in Dota 2 than Radeon RX 590 - 201 vs 175 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
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
175
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$103.95
100%
Value Winner
SRhonyra Radeon RX 590 GME 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Card White PCB Gaming Video Card 2304SP 256-Bit PCIe 3.0 x16 6-Pin Connector Desktop Computer Gaming GPU with HDMI, DisplayPort & DVI Ports
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
40%
Price, $
$290.81
35%
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
Best Looking
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
57%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
89%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$279 | 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 |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 590 or GeForce RTX 3060
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
186 FPS
$6.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,259
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182 FPS
$6.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,158
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163 FPS
$6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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142 FPS
$6.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$901.99
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174 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,413
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167 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
158 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,139.99
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156 FPS
$5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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158 FPS
$6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,099.99
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145 FPS
$9.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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