NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4028.3x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 49.4 billion / sec
7x more pipelines: 3584 vs 512
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 40 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 244 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 1536 MB
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 4630
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 490
5.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 15182
7.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 40.048
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 872.651
6.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 4.338
5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 32.378
8.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 132.363
3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 5953
3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 5953
2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1961 vs 809

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 9 November 2010
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 49.4 billion / sec
Pipelines	3584 vs 512
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 244 Watt
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107 vs 4630
PassMark - G2D Mark	971 vs 490
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251 vs 15182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369 vs 40.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382 vs 872.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778 vs 4.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944 vs 32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664 vs 132.363
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495 vs 5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495 vs 5953
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1961 vs 809

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1544 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 2004 MHz (4008 data rate) vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1544 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate) vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

17107

4630

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

490

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

88251

15182

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

299.369

40.048

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4021.382

872.651

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.778

4.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

188.944

32.378

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1152.664

132.363

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

5953

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22495

5953

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3357

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1961

809

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107	4630
PassMark - G2D Mark	971	490
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251	15182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369	40.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382	872.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778	4.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944	32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664	132.363
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1961	809

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GA106	GF110
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	9 November 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$499
Place in performance rating	134	620
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$289.88
Value for money (0-100)		19.21
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	1544 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	40 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3584	512
Pixel fill rate	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s	49.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	244 Watt
Transistor count	13250 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		512
Floating-point performance		1,581.1 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	242 mm (9.5 inches)	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	One 6-pin and One 8-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		3-way
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	360 GB/s	192.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround