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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX Vega 56 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 1247 days newer than the more expensive Radeon RX Vega 56.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 8% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX Vega 56 - 80 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $291.71 vs $479.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $3.65 vs $6.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 170 vs 210 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 12 vs 8 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$291.71
100%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
90%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
60%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Vega |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | HBM2 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon RX Vega 56
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
$16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.36/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.42/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
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$16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
$18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$15.3/FPS
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Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$13.23/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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