MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.37 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.71 TFLOPS.
The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.81 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.93 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G | GPU | ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Polaris 20 XT | GPU Chip | GA106-300-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Ampere |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 28 |
| 2304 | Shader | 3584 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 112 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 28 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.875 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 15.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G has a turbo clock of 1.366 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC is 1.807 GHz. |
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| 1.257 GHz | Base Clock | 1.320 GHz |
| 1.366 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.807 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.78 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C. |
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| 185 W | TDP | 170 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G are cooled with a Air cooling. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 35 dB |
ConnectivityThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | ZOTAC SPECTRA |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 270 mm | Length | 224 mm |
| 130 mm | Height | 116 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 892 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G was released in Q3/2018. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | ZT-A30600H-10M |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 229 $ | Launch Price | 399 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 8 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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12 GB GDDR6 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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