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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G vs XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB

What's the best choice GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G or XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G has a maximum frequency of 1.410 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB has a maximum frequency of 1.469 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    687 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    615 place
  • Battlefield 5
    762 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    722 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    463 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    531 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1350 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    731 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    216 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2337 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    1.469 GHz left arrow 1.410 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1937 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2274 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2246 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2258 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1829 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2309 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti left arrow AMD Radeon RX 590
  • GPU Chip
    GA104-200-A1 left arrow Polaris 30
  • Execution units
    38 left arrow 36
  • Shader
    4864 left arrow 2304
  • Render Output Units
    80 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    152 left arrow 144
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    1.75 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    448 GB/s left arrow 256 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.410 GHz left arrow 1.469 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.785 GHz-8 % left arrow 1.580 GHz+ 2 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.665 GHz left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    200 W left arrow 225 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow 235 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    3 x 80 mm left arrow 2 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow No
  • LED
    GIGABYTE RGB Fusion left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    296 mm left arrow 270 mm
  • Height
    117 mm left arrow 124 mm
  • Width
    56 mm left arrow 53 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    8 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    GV-N306TAORUS E-8GD left arrow RX-590P8DFD6
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G and XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
17.36
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
7.28
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
69 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
41 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
50 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
25 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
61 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
27 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
130 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
74 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
22 MH/s
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G
12 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
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