GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon RX 5700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5700
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
37.36

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RX 5700 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking126107
Place by popularity72not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.86no data
Power efficiency14.2416.10
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23043584
Core clock speed1465 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate248.4199.0
Floating-point processing power7.949 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs144112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length268 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s240.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

RX 5700 37.36
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.91
+6.8%

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.

RX 5700 14402
RTX 3060 8 GB 15385
+6.8%

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 HD114
−5.3%
120−130
+5.3%
1440p69
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
4K41
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.06no data
1440p5.06no data
4K8.51no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 84
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 97
−3.1%
100−105
+3.1%
Battlefield 5 180
−5.6%
190−200
+5.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+2%
100−105
−2%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
−6.7%
80−85
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 112
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 99
−1%
100−105
+1%
Forza Horizon 4 288
−4.2%
300−310
+4.2%
Hitman 3 76
−5.3%
80−85
+5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
−2%
300−310
+2%
Metro Exodus 144
−4.2%
150−160
+4.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
−6.2%
120−130
+6.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−2.9%
140−150
+2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
−4.2%
270−280
+4.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+0%
130−140
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
−6.3%
85−90
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 145
−3.4%
150−160
+3.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 92
−3.3%
95−100
+3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Far Cry 5 90
−5.6%
95−100
+5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
−5.6%
95−100
+5.6%
Forza Horizon 4 276
−5.1%
290−300
+5.1%
Hitman 3 75
−6.7%
80−85
+6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 291
−3.1%
300−310
+3.1%
Metro Exodus 143
−4.9%
150−160
+4.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
−2%
100−105
+2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 175
−2.9%
180−190
+2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
−2.9%
250−260
+2.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60
+0%
60−65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 77
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%
Far Cry 5 64
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 118
−1.7%
120−130
+1.7%
Hitman 3 73
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155
−3.2%
160−170
+3.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
−4.4%
95−100
+4.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+2%
100−105
−2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+2%
100−105
−2%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+2%
50−55
−2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Far Cry 5 52
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Forza Horizon 4 267
−4.9%
280−290
+4.9%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55−60
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
−2.2%
95−100
+2.2%
Metro Exodus 94
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
−6.6%
260−270
+6.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Hitman 3 39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
−3.4%
120−130
+3.4%
Metro Exodus 57
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how RX 5700 and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 5% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 1% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 3% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.36 39.91
Recency 7 July 2019 12 October 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 170 Watt

RX 5700 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 6.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 5.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 5700 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.


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