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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 789 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 140% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Radeon RX 590 - 36 vs 15 FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 170 vs 175 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 12 vs 8 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $119.99 vs $298.16
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce RTX 3060 - $8.0 vs $8.28 per FPS
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
36
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.28/FPS
96%
Price, $
$298.16
40%
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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51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
89%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
57%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Polaris |
| $329 | MSRP | $279 |
| 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 | 1469 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX 590
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
28 FPS
$42.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$54.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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23 FPS
$54.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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21 FPS
$48.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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23 FPS
$76.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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14 FPS
$87.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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18 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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5 FPS
$190.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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14 FPS
$66.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$924.99
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18 FPS
$77.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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