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    GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 590

    GeForce RTX 3060
    Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    GeForce RTX 3060
    Radeon RX 590
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    Radeon RX 590

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      169%
    • Radeon RX 590
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060

    69% 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 590

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (45 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3060Radeon RX 590
    GPU NameGA106 (GA106-300-A1)vsPolaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX)
    Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size300 mm²vs244 mm²
    Transistors13,250 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders3840vs2304
    Compute Units30vs36
    Core clock1627 MHzvs1257 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs120vs144

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3060Radeon RX 590
    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 590
    TDP180 wattsvs0 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvsUNRELEASED

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      118.50 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 590
      49.44 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      222.20 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 590
      222.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      336.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 590
      256.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      14220.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 590
      7119.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      68
    • Radeon RX 590
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      128
    • Radeon RX 590
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      142
    • Radeon RX 590
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      131
    • Radeon RX 590
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      62
    • Radeon RX 590
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      101
    • Radeon RX 590
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      108
    • Radeon RX 590
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      158
    • Radeon RX 590
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      70
    • Radeon RX 590
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      46
    • Radeon RX 590
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      71
    • Radeon RX 590
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      152
    • Radeon RX 590
      90

    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 590
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      153
    • Radeon RX 590
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      64
    • Radeon RX 590
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      54
    • Radeon RX 590
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      97
    • Radeon RX 590
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      107
    • Radeon RX 590
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      101
    • Radeon RX 590
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      39
    • Radeon RX 590
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      69
    • Radeon RX 590
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      85
    • Radeon RX 590
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      105
    • Radeon RX 590
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      55
    • Radeon RX 590
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      37
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      56
    • Radeon RX 590
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      100
    • Radeon RX 590
      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 590
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      114
    • Radeon RX 590
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      48
    • Radeon RX 590
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      34
    • Radeon RX 590
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      57
    • Radeon RX 590
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      61
    • Radeon RX 590
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      61
    • Radeon RX 590
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      19
    • Radeon RX 590
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      39
    • Radeon RX 590
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      48
    • Radeon RX 590
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      56
    • Radeon RX 590
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      34
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      20
    • Radeon RX 590
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      35
    • Radeon RX 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      50
    • Radeon RX 590
      30

    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 590
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      66
    • Radeon RX 590
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3060
      28
    • Radeon RX 590
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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