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$289
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $139
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MSRP in USD: $139
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 3291 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 78% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon R7 260X - 64 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 34% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Radeon R7 260X - $4.52 vs $6.84 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 15% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $246.31 vs $289.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 115 vs 170 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
64
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$289
85%
FPS and Value Winner
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 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
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon R7 260X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
$11.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$46.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 16 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$24.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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48 FPS
$21.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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60 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
24 GB, 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$849
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61 FPS
$38.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
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