GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 3060 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 580, however, it's a slightly worse value for money, as it's $177.50 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Consumes up to 8% less energy – 170 vs 185 Watts
Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 8 GB

Advantages of the Radeon RX 580

Up to 54% cheaper – $149.99 vs $327.49
A slightly better value for money for gaming

GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$327.49

45%

Value, $/FPS

$3.3/FPS

65%

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC, Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, 192-bit, 15 Gbps

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

MSI Geforce RTX 3060 Gaming X, 12gb, Gddr6, 192-bit, 912-v397-019 Video Card, Model: V397-019R

Radeon RX 580

Apr 18th, 2017

Average FPS

71%

Min 1% FPS

64%

Price, $

$149.99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.14/FPS

100%

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Xynsviu Radeon RX580 4G Graphics Card, with 6 HDMI Monitor Graphics Card,Computer PC GPU GDDR5 128 Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0, DisplayPort Low-Profile Video Cards (6HDMI AMD RX 580 4G)

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$249.00

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GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Radeon RX 580

Apr 18th, 2017

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

8747

100%

Radeon RX 580

Apr 18th, 2017

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4347

50%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3060

Jan 12th, 2021

Memory

12 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

360 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

12.74 TFLOPS

100%

Radeon RX 580

Apr 18th, 2017

Memory

8 GB

67%

Memory Bandwidth

256 GB/s

71%

Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

50%

Texture Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

97%

FP32

6.175 TFLOPS

48%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3060	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Radeon RX 580
General
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	Apr 18th, 2017
$329.00	MSRP	$229.00
GeForce 30	Generation	Polaris
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
170 W	Power Consumption	185 W
Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR5
192-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	256 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
85.3 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	42.88 GPixel/s
199 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	193 GTexel/s
12.74 TFLOPS	FP32	6.175 TFLOPS