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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2653 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 44% better in New World than Radeon R9 270X - 95 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing New World than Radeon R9 270X - $3.14 vs $4.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 170 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 5% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $284.28 vs $298.53
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$298.53
95%
FPS and Value 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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AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon R9 270X
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
83 FPS
$14.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002.37
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68 FPS
$22.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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68 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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74 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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66 FPS
$19.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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59 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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68 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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