ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060 vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060 and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• Execution Units
  28 36
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Navi 10 XLE
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  3584 2304
• Texture Units
  112 144

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  360 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 192 bit
• Memory Size
  12 GB 6 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1875 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1320 MHz 1280 MHz + 13%
• Boost Clock
  1807 MHz + 2% 1620 MHz + 4%
• Game Clock
  1777 MHz 1495 MHz + 9%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  170 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W 195 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060 and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 28 dB
• Noise (Load)
  - 33 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  128 mm 141 mm
• Length
  177 mm 297 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 922 g
• Width
  51 mm 42 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX and ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  PH-RTX3060-12G -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q1/2020