MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC vs PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Polaris 20 XT (GCN 4)
• 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 8 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  360 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.257 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.807 GHz+ 2 % 1.380 GHz+ 3 %
• 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 185 W
• TDP (up)
  170 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x 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 Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting Non addressable LED

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
  235 mm 255 mm
• Height
  124 mm 157 mm
• Width
  42 mm 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  675 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2017
• Release price
  399 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  -- AXRX 580 8GBD5-3DH/OC
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet