ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 vs AMD Radeon RX 590. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Radeon RX 590, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Polaris 30
• Execution units
  28 36
• Shader
  3584 2304
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Texture Units
  112 144

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 2 GHz

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Radeon RX 590. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.469 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.807 GHz+ 2 % 1.545 GHz

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  170 W 225 W

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 590 and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2018
• Structure size
  8 nm 14 nm