NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition vs AMD Radeon RX 580. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition and AMD Radeon RX 580, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AMD Radeon RX 580
• Execution Units
  38 36
• GPU Chip
  GA104-200-A1 Polaris 20 XT
• Render Output Units
  80 32
• Shader
  4864 2304
• Texture Units
  152 144
• Architecture
  - GCN 4
• Compute Units
  - 36
• Manufacturer Board Type
  - Component
• Manufacturer Family
  - Radeon 600|500|400
• Manufacturer Series
  - Radeon RX 500 Series

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Data Rate
  - 8 Gbps

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

• Base Clock
  1410 MHz 1257 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1.665 GHz-15 % 1340 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  200 W 185 W
• TDP (up)
  220 W -
• System Power Supply
  - 500 W (PSU recommendation)
• Typical Board Power
  - 185 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition and AMD Radeon RX 580.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial Push -
• Fan 1
  2 x 85 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  36 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• DisplayPort capabilities
  - 1.4 HDR
• HDMI capabilities
  - 4K60 Support

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

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

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
• 4K H264 Decode
  - Yes
• 4K H264 Encode
  - Yes
• H265/HEVC Decode
  - Yes
• H265/HEVC Encode
  - Yes

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

• Height
  112 mm -
• Length
  242 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  1028 g -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition.

• Documents
  - -
• Launch Price (historical)
  399 $ -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 2017-04-18
• Manufacturer
  - AMD