Radeon Graphics 512SP vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 219 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 76 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 29.19 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | Renoir |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) | 7 March 2020 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3840 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1425 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,250 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 171.0 | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.94 TFLOPS | 2.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| TMUs | 120 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 3.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 7 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
RTX 3060 Mobile has an age advantage of 10 months.
Graphics 512SP, on the other hand, has a 13% more advanced lithography process, and 81% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon Graphics 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Graphics 512SP is a desktop one.
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