amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 580
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
8GB GDDR5 185W $229 Apr 2017
Radeon RX 580
$229 • Apr 2017
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 185 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1340 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 28 |
| TMUs | 144 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 42.88 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.175 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4176
AMD Radeon RX 580
8993 (+115%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
40514
AMD Radeon RX 580
91603 (+126%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 580
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8835
AMD Radeon RX 580
16870 (+91%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 580
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+127%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 580
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+135%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
Radeon RX 580
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+135%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Forgotten City
8.5 2021 • Adventure, Indie, RPG Modern Storyteller
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+105%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+109%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+123%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Ascent
8 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Neon Giant
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+125%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+121%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+173%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+91%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+83%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+73%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+111%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+115%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+112%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+101%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+114%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 580
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+123%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 12 games
39
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 580
VS
+105.6%
79
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
39
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
36
Wins
79
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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