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    GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 580

    GeForce RTX 3060
    Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    GeForce RTX 3060
    Radeon RX 580
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Apr 2017
    Radeon RX 580

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      189%
    • Radeon RX 580
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060

    89% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 580

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce RTX 3060

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060

    The GeForce RTX 3060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (34 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3060Radeon RX 580
    GPU NameGA106 (GA106-300-A1)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
    Fab Process8 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size300 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors13,250 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders3840vs2304
    Compute Units30vs36
    Core clock1627 MHzvs1120 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs120vs144

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3060Radeon RX 580
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14 Gbps effective    		vs2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective
    Memory Size12288 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3060Radeon RX 580
    TDP180 wattsvs150 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvs1 Apr 2017

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      118.50 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 580
      40.50 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      222.20 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 580
      182.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      336.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 580
      256.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      14220.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 580
      5834.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      68
    • Radeon RX 580
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      142
    • Radeon RX 580
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      131
    • Radeon RX 580
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      62
    • Radeon RX 580
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      101
    • Radeon RX 580
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      158
    • Radeon RX 580
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      46
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      71
    • Radeon RX 580
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      123
    • Radeon RX 580
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      128
    • Radeon RX 580
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      64
    • Radeon RX 580
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      54
    • Radeon RX 580
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      107
    • Radeon RX 580
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      101
    • Radeon RX 580
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      39
    • Radeon RX 580
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      69
    • Radeon RX 580
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      105
    • Radeon RX 580
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      37
    • Radeon RX 580
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      56
    • Radeon RX 580
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      100
    • Radeon RX 580
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      82
    • Radeon RX 580
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      90
    • Radeon RX 580
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      48
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      34
    • Radeon RX 580
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      61
    • Radeon RX 580
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      61
    • Radeon RX 580
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      19
    • Radeon RX 580
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      39
    • Radeon RX 580
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      56
    • Radeon RX 580
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      20
    • Radeon RX 580
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      35
    • Radeon RX 580
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      50
    • Radeon RX 580
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      44
    • Radeon RX 580
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      28
    • Radeon RX 580
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

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