NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X vs AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
In this graphics card comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X and the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X is based on the Ampere GPU architecture from NVIDIA. It has 8 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR6X. Its clock frequency is 1.41 GHz with a TDP of 225 Watt.
The architecture used on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) is the GCN 4 from AMD. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.26 GHz. It can access 8 GB GDDR5 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 185 Watt.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X  |
AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
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| Manufacturer: | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture: | Ampere | GCN 4 |
| Graphic type: | Dedicated graphics | Dedicated graphics |
| Chip | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
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| Graphics card chip: | GA104-202-A1 | Polaris 20 XT |
| SM: | 38 | 36 |
| Raytracing cores: | 38 | 36 |
| Render Output Units: | 80 | 32 |
| Texture shader: | 4864 | 2304 |
| Graphics memory | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
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| Memory Size: | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory Clock: | 1.19 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 608 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Other data | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
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| TDP: | 225 W | 185 W |
| GPU Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x 16 | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| Raytracing: | Yes | No |
| DLSS / FSR: | Yes | Yes |
| Number of models: | show 31 models | show 71 models |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance
In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency
The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.FP32 rasterization performance
The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6X
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6
20 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X