GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon R9 M395X

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon R9 M395X, which uses a 28 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 723 MHz. The GDDR5 memory is set to run at a speed of 1250 MHz on this model. It features 2048 SPUs as well as 128 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R9 M395X		125 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (36%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 3060 will be 130% quicker than the Radeon R9 M395X overall, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
Radeon R9 M395X		160000 MB/sec
	Difference: 208640 (130%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 is quite a bit (approximately 60%) better at AF than the Radeon R9 M395X. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R9 M395X		92544 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 55296 (60%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 should be quite a bit (more or less 174%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the Radeon R9 M395X, and will be able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R9 M395X		23136 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 40224 (174%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.