GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated98
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.90
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameRV570GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 January 2007 (17 years ago)12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$140 (0.4x MSRP)$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data3584
Core clock speed575 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors330 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate6.900199.0

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length300 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1380 MHz15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth44.16 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDAno data8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2007 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 170 Watt

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ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL
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