GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104 vs 8800 GS
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1190 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 38 |
| Power efficiency | 0.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
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 cores | 96 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 26.40 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.264 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 48 KB | 3 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 384 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x 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.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 January 2008 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 384 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 170 Watt |
8800 GS has 61.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 12 GB GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GS and GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.
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