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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.81 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT and the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 951 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Speed index
1/100
11/100
FP32
1.23 TFLOPS
12.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.21 GHz
1.81 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
56 GB/s
360 GB/s
TDP
65 W
170 W
Launch Price
79 $
329 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Based onAMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU ChipLexa PROGA106-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors828
Shader5123584
Render Output Units1648
Texture Units32112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) and has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size2 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.500 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed6.0 Gbps15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth56 GB/s360 GB/s
Memory Interface64 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 56 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock1.100 GHz1.320 GHz
Boost Clock1.206 GHz1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.78 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT clocks in the base with up to 1.100 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.320 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
TDP65 W170 W
Tjunction max80 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT is 65 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the -- connector.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
Noise (Load)--35 dB
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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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 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution5120x28807680x4320
DirectX1212_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT supports a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Length158 mm200 mm
Height112 mm123 mm
Width28 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT is 158 mm long, 112 mm high and 28 mm wide.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 200 mm long, 123 mm high and 38 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BITASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2017Q1/2021
Launch Price79 $329 $
Structure size14 nm8 nm
Part-no11268-21DUAL-RTX3060-12G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 2G G5 64BIT was released in Q4/2017 at a price of 79 $.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 329 $.

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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +642.0 %

  1. 547
  2. 4,059

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,110

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,195

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. no data
  2. 29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 56 fps (avg)

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. no data
  2. 9 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 59 fps (avg)

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) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +550.0 %

  1. 8 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +493.8 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +473.9 %

  1. 23 fps (avg)
  2. 132 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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +522.6 %

  1. 14,548
  2. 90,577

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +574.1 %

  1. 13,498
  2. 90,984

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 18,668
  2. no data

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