GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon RX 5600 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5600 OEM and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5600 OEM
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
31.45

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RX 5600 OEM by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking173102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.1316.93
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 January 2020 (4 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20483584
Core clock speed1130 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate199.7199.0
Floating-point processing power6.39 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs128112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s240.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 5600 OEM 31.45
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.90
+26.9%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 5600 OEM 12137
RTX 3060 8 GB 15398
+26.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.45 39.90
Recency 21 January 2020 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 170 Watt

RX 5600 OEM has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 26.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5600 OEM in performance tests.


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