PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X)

Comparison of GPU cores for PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 590 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 30 XT (GCN 4) GA104 (Ampere)
• Execution units
  36 38
• Shader
  2304 4864
• Render Output Units
  32 80
• Texture Units
  144 152
• Raytracing Cores
  0 38

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6X
• Memory Clock
  2.000 GHz 1.188 GHz
• Memory Speed
  8 Gbps 19 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s 608 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.469 GHz 1.410 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.576 GHz+ 2 % 1.695 GHz+ 2 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  225 W 225 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 93 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --

In this section, we'll explore what functions the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  Non addressable LED No LED lighting

Let's compare how PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode

The comparison of the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X) graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  255 mm 232 mm
• Height
  157 mm 124 mm
• Width
  57 mm 52 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 856 g

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X OC (GDDR6X), along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q4/2022
• Launch Price
  299 $ 399 $ (Reference)
• Structure size
  14 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  AXRX 590 8GBD5-3DH/OC --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet