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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1363 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 34% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon RX 550 - 178 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 68% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $89.99 vs $280.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing World of Warcraft than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.68 vs $1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 50 vs 170 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
43%
Price, $
$280.99
32%
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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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
133
74%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
22%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
$329 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 550
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
166 FPS
$7.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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151 FPS
$6.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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157 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
$6.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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148 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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151 FPS
$5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$849.99
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151 FPS
$3.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$576.75
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157 FPS
$8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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149 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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154 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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