GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon RX 590

Place in performance ranking	207	98
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.82	33.01
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 30	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$133 (0.5x MSRP)	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 8 GB has 4% better value for money than RX 590.

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	2304	3584
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	199.0

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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.

RX 590 24.38

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.83
+63.4%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Radeon RX 590 by 63% based on our aggregate 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%

RX 590 9414

RTX 3060 8 GB 15384
+63.4%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Radeon RX 590 by 63% 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	101 −58.4%	160−170 +58.4%
1440p	57 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%
4K	37 −62.2%	60−65 +62.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−66.7%

40−45
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −85.7%	65 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −72%	86 +72%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −70%	136 +70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −72.5%	69 +72.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −63.6%	90 +63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −63.6%	90 +63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −71.4%	120 +71.4%
Hitman 3	27−30 −81.5%	45−50 +81.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −66.3%	158 +66.3%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −65.3%	124 +65.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −65.5%	91 +65.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −71.3%	137 +71.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −80%	72 +80%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −80%	54 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −82.5%	73 +82.5%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −74.3%	122 +74.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −82.9%	64 +82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −64.4%	74 +64.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −77.5%	71 +77.5%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −72.7%	259 +72.7%
Hitman 3	27−30 −81.5%	45−50 +81.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −68.8%	287 +68.8%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −63.6%	90 +63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −68.9%	76 +68.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −75.4%	114 +75.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −76%	88 +76%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −74%	261 +74%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −85.7%	39 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −77.1%	62 +77.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −70.4%	46 +70.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −83.3%	55 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −65.5%	91 +65.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −74.5%	96 +74.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −66.7%	100 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −70%	51 +70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −66.7%	35 +66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−82.9%

64
+82.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −70%	68 +70%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −83.3%	55 +83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −81.5%	49 +81.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −75%	40−45 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −77.8%	45−50 +77.8%
Hitman 3	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −80%	72 +80%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −65.7%	58 +65.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −75%	70 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −78.6%	25 +78.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−79.2%

43
+79.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −85.7%	39 +85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −85.7%	26 +85.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 −90%	18−20 +90%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −75%	27−30 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −71.4%	24 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −77.8%	32 +77.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −90%	19 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −75%	42 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −66.7%	20 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −70.4%	46 +70.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −66.7%	40 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −72.2%	31 +72.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −85.7%	13 +85.7%