GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs GRID K1

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking985not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Power efficiency0.91no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGK107GA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 March 2013 (12 years ago)1 September 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,140 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192 ×43584
Core clock speed850 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate13.60 ×4199.0
Floating-point processing power0.3264 TFLOPS ×412.74 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×448
TMUs16 ×4112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28
L1 Cache16 KB3.5 MB
L2 Cache256 KB3 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB ×412 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit ×4192 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s ×4360.0 GB/s
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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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 March 2013 1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 170 Watt

GRID K1 has 30.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 12 GB GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GRID K1 and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GRID K1 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 is a desktop one.

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