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GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580

GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

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

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6369 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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

Buy for $139.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6370 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

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

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6369 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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

Buy for $139.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6370 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

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 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 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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $229

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)

Buy on Amazon

$289.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms 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 Radeon RX 580.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 16% better in HITMAN 2 than Radeon RX 580 - 151 vs 130 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

Advantages of Radeon RX 580

Up to 45% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $1.08 vs $1.95 per FPS

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This is a free version of HITMAN 2.

HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

151

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.95/FPS

55%

Price, $

$294.99

47%

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

Buy for $294.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6369 minutes ago

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

FPS

130

86%

Value, $/FPS

$1.08/FPS

100%

Price, $

$139.99

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)

Buy for $139.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6370 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

413

FPS

377

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

104

FPS

67

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

704

FPS

610

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

391

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

117

FPS

95

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

50%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

97%

GeForce RTX 3060	vs	Radeon RX 580
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	Apr 18th, 2017
GeForce 30	Generation	Polaris
$329	MSRP	$229
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR5
192-bit	Bus	256-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	256 GB/s
1320 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1257 MHz
1777 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1340 MHz
1875 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 580

With selected game settings

STGAubron Gaming PC Image

STGAubron Gaming PC

114 FPS

$8.42/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$959.99

In Stock

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ViprTech Ghost 2.0 Gaming PC

100 FPS

$8.25/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$824.99

In Stock

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Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC

106 FPS

$9.48/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,004.64

In Stock

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Centaurus Warlock 7 Gaming Desktop PC

129 FPS

$9.3/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion Tower T5 Gaming Desktop PC

108 FPS

$12.03/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,299

In Stock

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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

118 FPS

$11.86/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion T5 Gaming Desktop PC

100 FPS

$15.86/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,586.09

In Stock

Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop PC

151 FPS

$17.21/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,599

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

112 FPS

$11.56/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-11600KF

16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,294.99

In Stock

ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC Image

ASUS ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC

108 FPS

$11.11/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

In Stock

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$294.99

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$324.99

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$294.99

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$64.99

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$519.99

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$404.99

$139.99

$259.99

$139.99

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$999.83

$139.99

$83.99

$139.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

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$294.99

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$648.09

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$294.99

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$1,699.99

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$294.99

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$294.99

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$259.9

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$294.99

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$2,749.99

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$294.99

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$139.99

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$648.09

$139.99

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$1,699.99

$139.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Out of Stock

$139.99

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$259.9

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$294.99

$54.99

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$294.99

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$294.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

$139.99

$54.99

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$294.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

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$294.99

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$689.99

$139.99

$501.92

$139.99

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$342.53

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$294.99

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$889.19

$139.99

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$449.99

$139.99

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$689.99

$139.99

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$889.19

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$294.99

$74.98

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$294.99

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$542.14

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$74.98

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$294.99

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$199.99

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$294.99

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$1,079.99

$139.99

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$542.14

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$294.99

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$1,335.9

$139.99

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$199.99

$139.99

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$1,079.99

$139.99

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$1,335.9

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$294.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$179.99

$139.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$179.99