MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G

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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G launched Q1/2021, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 architecture. It will come with 12 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory.The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G features 3584 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.837 GHz+ 3 % and equipped with a power draw of 170 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G launched Q4/2017, which is based on AMD Radeon RX 580 architecture. It will come with 8 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR5 memory.The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G features 2304 shader, 32 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.355 GHz+ 1 % and equipped with a power draw of 185 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G

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	GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 580
GA106-300-A1	GPU Chip	Polaris 20 XT
28	Execution units	36
3584	Shader	2304
64	Render Output Units	32
112	Texture Units	144
	Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR5
1.875 GHz	Memory Speed	2 GHz
360 GB/s	Memory Bandwith	256 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	256 bit
	Clock Speeds
1.320 GHz	Base Clock	1.257 GHz
1.837 GHz+ 3 %	Boost Clock	1.355 GHz+ 1 %
1.777 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes
	Thermal Design
170 W	TDP	185 W
170 W	TDP (up)	--
--	Tjunction max	--
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin
	Cooler & Fans
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 100 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB / Silent	Noise (Idle)	--
36 dB	Noise (Load)	--
	Connectivity
4	Max. Displays	4
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.2
1x HDMI v2.1	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4
--	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--
	Featureset
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_2	DirectX	12
Yes	Raytracing	No
Yes	DLSS / FSR	No}
MSI Mystic Light	LED	No LED lighting
	Supported Video Codecs
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	AV1	No
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode
	Dimensions
276 mm	Length	232 mm
131 mm	Height	116 mm
51 mm	Width	36 mm
3 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
996 g	Weight	--
PCIe 4.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16
	Additional data
--	Part-no	GV-RX580GAMING-8GD
Q1/2021	Release date	Q4/2017
459 $	Release price	--
8 nm	Structure size	14 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING X 12G		GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G
170 W	Max TDP	185 W
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