GeForce FX 5600 vs RTX 3060

Place in the ranking	82	1487
Place by popularity	4	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	69.34	no data
Power efficiency	18.04	0.06
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	GA106	NV31
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)	6 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	no data
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	325 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,000 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	37 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	1.300
Floating-point processing power	12.74 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	4
TMUs	112	4
Tensor Cores	112	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	28	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	360.0 GB/s	8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	9.0a
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	8.6	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3060 44.44
+148033%

FX 5600 0.03

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3060 17085
+142275%

FX 5600 12

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	122	-0−1
1440p	72	-0−1
4K	50	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.70	no data
1440p	4.57	no data
4K	6.58	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	79	0−1
Elden Ring	119	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	95−100	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	77	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	226	0−1
Metro Exodus	120	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90	0−1
Valorant	180−190	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	95−100	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	72	0−1
Dota 2	146	0−1
Elden Ring	149	0−1
Far Cry 5	105	0−1
Fortnite	180−190	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	180	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	141	0−1
Metro Exodus	87	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170	0−1
Valorant	180−190	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	95−100	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	60	0−1
Dota 2	147	0−1
Far Cry 5	100−110	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	154	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210	0−1
Valorant	180−190	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	81	0−1
Elden Ring	85	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	81	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	0−1
World of Tanks	280−290	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	45−50	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	37	0−1
Far Cry 5	140−150	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	115	0−1
Metro Exodus	89	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85	0−1
Valorant	140−150	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50	0−1
Dota 2	82	0−1
Elden Ring	44	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	82	0−1
Metro Exodus	32	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	45−50	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	17	0−1
Dota 2	115	0−1
Far Cry 5	65−70	0−1
Fortnite	65−70	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	67	0−1
Valorant	75−80	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.44	0.03
Recency	12 January 2021	6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	37 Watt

RTX 3060 has a 148033.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

FX 5600, on the other hand, has 359.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.