GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs Radeon RX 580 XTR
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (9 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 817 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | 1282 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 153.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.846 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 144 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 60 Watt |
RX 580 XTR has a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3060 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 208% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 XTR and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 XTR is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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