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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 828 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Speed index
11/100
1/100
FP32
12.72 TFLOPS
1.37 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
1.07 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
96 GB/s
TDP
170 W
65 W
Launch Price
329 $
79 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU)
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1Baffin LE
Streaming Multiprocessors2810
Shader3584640
Render Output Units4816
Texture Units11240
Raytracing Cores28--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is based on AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU), which has 640 shaders and 10 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Memory Size12 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.875 GHz1.500 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps6.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s96 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.019 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz1.071 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 clocks in the base with up to 1.320 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is 1.019 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
TDP170 W65 W
Tjunction max93 °C80 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is 170 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP has a TDP of 65 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--1 x 40 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Max. resolution7680x43205120x2880
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is 5120x2880 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
Length--180 mm
Height--69 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is 180 mm long, 69 mm high and 38 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ1/2021Q4/2017
Launch Price329 $79 $
Structure size8 nm14 nm
Part-no--11268-17
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP was introduced in Q4/2017 at a price of 79 $.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +602.6 %

  1. 4,026
  2. 573

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,068
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,177
  2. no data

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 29 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 9 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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.

3840x2160 (2160p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +466.7 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +422.2 %

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. 18 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +420.0 %

  1. 130 fps (avg)
  2. 25 fps (avg)

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +620.5 %

  1. 89,106
  2. 12,367

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 +678.6 %

  1. 89,506
  2. 11,496

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 15,894

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