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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE vs Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual

What's the best choice Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE or Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual? Which graphics card is faster?

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

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE has a maximum frequency of 1.840 GHz+ 15 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2019.

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual has a maximum frequency of 1.320 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1231 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    1.840 GHz+ 15 % left arrow 1.320 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1338 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1221 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1404 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    740 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    972 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1683 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1497 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    676 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1513 left arrow score
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    12 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    991 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1551 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1182 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1844 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    969 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1444 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1582 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1764 place

Specifications

Technical data
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 10 XT left arrow GA106-300-A1
  • Execution units
    40 left arrow 28
  • Shader
    2560 left arrow 3584
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    160 left arrow 112
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 12 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    1.8 GHz left arrow 1.875 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    461 GB/s left arrow 360 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 192 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.840 GHz+ 15 % left arrow 1.320 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.035 GHz+ 7 % left arrow 1.777 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.965 GHz+ 12 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    285 W+ 27 % left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (up)
    335 W left arrow 170 W
  • Tjunction max
    89 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 95 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    1 x 87 mm left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    44 dB left arrow 36 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    2x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4 left arrow 3x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • 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_2
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow Yes
  • LED
    Addressable LED left arrow Addressable LED
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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    305 mm left arrow 245 mm
  • Height
    135 mm left arrow 119 mm
  • Width
    49 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Release price
    459 $ left arrow 439 $
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow NE63060019K9-190AD
  • 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 Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual.

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
10.42
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
12.74
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
8972
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
8816
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
60 fps (avg)
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
54 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
39 fps (avg)
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
43 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
55 MH/s
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
36 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
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
107 MH/s
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
108 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
18 MH/s
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
21 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.72 MH/s
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE
0.4 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
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