GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon R9 M295X

Place in performance ranking	359	97
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	32.66
Architecture	GCN 3 (2014−2016)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Tonga	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 October 2014 (9 years ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	no data	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	3584
Core clock speed	723 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	199.0
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M295X and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

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	Not Listed	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	Not Listed	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	240.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	Not Listed	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 M295X 13.31

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.78
+199%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 199% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 M295X 5150

RTX 3060 8 GB 15389
+199%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 199% in Passmark.

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	46 −183%	130−140 +183%
4K	27 −196%	80−85 +196%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−186%

60−65
+186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −186%	80−85 +186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Hitman 3	30−35 −190%	90−95 +190%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −175%	110−120 +175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −186%	80−85 +186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Hitman 3	30−35 −190%	90−95 +190%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −175%	110−120 +175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −197%	110−120 +197%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −186%	80−85 +186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −197%	110−120 +197%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −175%	110−120 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −194%	50−55 +194%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
−197%

110−120

+197%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%
Hitman 3	18−20 −189%	55−60 +189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −196%	80−85 +196%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −195%	65−70 +195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −195%	65−70 +195%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	27−30 −193%	85−90 +193%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Hitman 3	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −186%	40−45 +186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%