Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.55 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.12 TFLOPS.
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units. |
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| Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 | GPU | ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Polaris 30 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 has a turbo clock of 1.545 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.807 GHz. |
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| 1.469 GHz | Base Clock | 1.320 GHz |
| 1.545 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.807 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.78 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 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 98 °C. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 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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| 225 W | TDP | 170 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 210 W |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 are cooled with a Air cooling. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 95 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 95 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 32-34 dB |
ConnectivityThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 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 | 2x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 1 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 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 | ASUS Aura Sync |
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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 230 mm | Length | 300 mm |
| 125 mm | Height | 134 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 54 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1123 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5 was released in Q4/2018. The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers. |
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| 11289-06 | Part-no | ROG-STRIX-RTX3060-12G-GAMING |
| Q4/2018 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 279 $ | Launch Price | 559 $ |
| 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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
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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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 590 8G G5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 |
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