EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming vs ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 590. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 590
• 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
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

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

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.469 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.882 GHz+ 6 % 1.565 GHz+ 1 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  170 W 225 W
• TDP (up)
  180 W+ 6 % 300 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming and ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 590.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  36 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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
• LED
  Addressable LED ASUS Aura Sync

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

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

• Length
  202 mm 298 mm
• Height
  110 mm 134 mm
• Width
  42 mm 53 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

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

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2018
• Release price
  499 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  12G-P5-3657-KR ROG-STRIX-RX590-8G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet